SC says no to stay on release of 'Mausam'

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay the Friday release of Shahid Kapoor starrer " Mausam" and dismissed a media production house's copyright claim over the title of the movie.

The production house -- High Definition Television Private Limited ( HDTPL) -- had sought stay on the release of the film claiming that 10 years ago it had acquired rights over the title of the film.

Seeking an urgent hearing on its petition before a bench of Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Verma, HDTPL claimed that it had a registered the title with the Association of Motion Pictures and Television Programme Producers (AMPTPP).

Quoting proviso to Rule 10 of AMPTPP, the petitioner said if any title remained unused by a producer for a period of three years and if there was an application for the same title from another producer, the Committee was entitled to ask for an explanation from the title holder.

Since the new film has been produced by Eros Media Limited and Cinergy Pictures Private Limited, HDTPL claimed violation of the rule and first approached the Bombay High Court. On September 13, the HC refused to entertain this plea.