SC Quases Copyright Case Against Filmmaker Over Kahanii-2 Film
On Friday (March 19), the Supreme Court quashed copyright proceedings pending before a court in Ranchi against filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh regarding his movie 'Kahaani 2'. A bench comprising Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe allowed Mr. Ghosh's plea, ruling that there was no similarity between his film script and the complainant's work while rejecting a Jharkhand High Court order to hold mini-trials at this stage; instead, they directed that all issues be tested during an open trial in Ranchi on March 20th following Mr.
Key Points
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1The Supreme Court quashed copyright proceedings against filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh regarding his movie 'Kahaani'.
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2A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe allowed the plea filed by Sujoy Ghosh.
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3This decision challenges a previous order issued by the Jharkhand High Court which had refused to quash proceedings at this stage.
Developments
The Supreme Court quashed copyright infringement proceedings against filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh for his movie 'Kahaani 2', ruling them manifestly frivolous due to a lack of evidence showing similarity with another script and unsubstantiated allegations. The bench set aside previous orders from the Jharkhand High Court, noting that no material on record prima facie established any connection between the film in question and the complainant's work.
The Supreme Court quashed all copyright prosecution against Sujoy Ghosh regarding his film *Kahaani 2*, overturning both a summoning order from Jharkhand's CJM court in Hazaribagh (originally issued under Section 63 of the Copyright Act, 1957) and an earlier refusal by that High Court. This ruling resolved years-long legal proceedings stemming from allegations made against Ghosh regarding script usage for his film *Kahaani*.
The Supreme Court quashed proceedings against filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh in a Jharkhand court regarding alleged copyright infringement over his movie 'Kahaani 2'. The bench set aside orders issued by the Chief Judicial Magistrate and High Court, allowing Ghosh's plea to challenge what was described as prima facie evidence of script theft.
On Friday (March 23), a Supreme Court bench quashed pending proceedings against filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh in an alleged Section 63 Copyright Act case regarding his movie *Kahaani* over the High Court's refusal to dismiss it. The court set aside summoning orders from both the Chief Judicial Magistrate and Jharkhand High Courts, allowing a plea filed by Ghosh which challenged allegations that he knowingly infringed copyright after viewing another script in Hazaribagh earlier this year (2017).
The Supreme Court quashed proceedings against filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh for allegedly infringing a writer's copyrighted screenplay in *Kahaani 2*. The bench set aside orders from the Chief Judicial Magistrate (June 7, 2018) and Jharkhand High Court (April 22, 2025), allowing Ghosh to challenge his case where he was accused of stealing a script for which only an original copy had been certified.