US EditionSupreme Court Quashes Copyright Case Against Sujoy Ghosh
The Supreme Court overturned lower courts to quash copyright infringement proceedings against Sujoy Ghosh, closing a dispute over the film Kahaani 2's script.
- Published March 20, 2026, the Supreme Court in New Delhi set aside proceedings against filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh, with Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe allowing his plea.
- Challenging a magistrate's order, Ghosh sought quashing from the High Court after a CJM's prima facie finding under Section 63 of the Copyright Act, 1957, was dismissed.
- Complainant Umesh Prasad Mehta alleges he wrote the script 'Sabak', certified by a Notary Public of Hazaribagh, met Sujoy Ghosh for a recommendation, and identified copying after watching Kahaani 2 at a film hub in Hazaribagh.
- The Supreme Court of India immediately quashes proceedings against filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh, overturning magistrate and high court decisions, and the case stands closed at this stage.
- The bench noted and set aside prior summons and high-court orders, quashing the summoning order dated June 7, 2018 and the Jharkhand High Court order dated April 22, 2025 after notice in July last year.
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Supreme Court quashes copyright case against Sujoy Ghosh over Kahaani 2
The Supreme Court on Friday, March 20, set aside the proceedings pending before a Jharkhand court against filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh in a copyright infringement case linked to his film Kahaani 2. The case had been ongoing for years, and the court’s decision now brings a clear pause to it. A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe allowed Ghosh’s plea, where he had challenged the Jharkhand High Court’s April 22, 2025 order that refused to quas…
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SC quashes copyright case against filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh over his 'Kahaani 2' film
New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday quashed the proceedings pending before a Jharkhand court against filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh in an alleged copyright infringement case over his movie ‘Kahaani 2’. A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe allowed Ghosh’s plea, challenging a Jharkhand High Court’s order (dated April 22, […]
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