...format, a far superior technology when compared to film format. Non-feature films, being non-commercial, are rarely screened in cinema theatres. They are mostly screened on television or to select...audiences, which does not require conversion into film format. It is, therefore, a sheer waste of resources to convert non-feature films shot in digital format into film format, only for the purpose of...other reason festival authorities consider to be sufficient for acceptance or non-acceptance of a film/video.”9. The High Court directed the appellants to...

...may be used, but still the principle de minimis non curat lex applies to a supposed wrong in taking a part of dramatic works, as well as in reproducing a part of a book...defendant had requested the plaintiff to supply a copy of the play so that the defendant may consider the desirability of making a film on it. The plaintiff, however, by his letter dated November 30, 1954...Delhi and seeing the play himself in order to examine the potentialities of making a film, and at that time the matter could be discussed by the defendant with the plaintiff...

...and in default further 6 months' rigorous imprisonment; under Section 409 regarding the positive print of the film to two years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5000 and in case of default....3. Coming now to the facts, shorn of unnecessary details, the story begins with the production of a film called “Kissa Kursi Kaa” by Shri Amrit Nahata, PW 1, under the banner...of Dhwani Prakash. PW 1 was a member of Parliament and had produced the film in the year 1975. The film, according to the prosecution, was a grotesque satire containing a scathing criticism of the...

...India.3. The film deals with the life of Phoolan Devi. It is based upon a true story. Still a child, Phoolan Devi was married off to a man old enough to be her father. S...judgment under appeal.)4. The film is based on a book written by Mala Sen called India's Bandit Queen. The book has been in the market since the year 1991 without objection...Revising Committee under Rule 24(1) of the Cinematograph (Certification) Rules, 1983. On 19-7-1995, the Revising Committee recommended that the film be granted an ‘A’ certificate, subject to certain...

...K. Jagannatha Shetty, J.— These appeals by leave from the judgment of the Division Bench of the Madras High Court revoking the “U Certificate” issued to a Tamil film called...exhibition of the film. The examining committee upon seeing the film unanimously refused to grant certificate. The appellant then sought for review by a Revising Committee which consisted of nine...’ certificate means for unrestricted public exhibition as against ‘A’ certificate restricted to adult only. The minority expressed the view that the film is treated in an irresponsible manner. The...

...watching a film, not turning the pages of the book or not hearing what is not music to their ears. The Constitution does not permit those in authority who disagree to crush the freedom of others ...Dr D.Y. Chandrachud, J.— Motivated by a mission to support meaningful Bengali cinema, the petitioners produced a film titled Bhobishyoter Bhoot. Their grievance, while.... Bengal has a rich culture of stories about ghosts that are said to be “friendly and fun”. One of the characters conceived by the director in an earlier film is stated to be a household name today among...

...documentary film in 2 reels (running time 16 minutes) called a Tale of Four Cities. In this film he purported to contrast the luxurious life of the rich in the four cities of Calcutta, Bombay, Madras and...Board had provisionally come to the conclusion that the film was not suitable for unrestricted public exhibition but was suitable for exhibition restricted to adults. He was given a chance to make...appealed the very next day. On July 3, 1969, the Central Government decided to give a ‘U’ certificate provided the following cuts were made in the film:“Shorten the scene of...

...which was submitted before the court by Shri Seervai in the course of his arguments is a very specious one. Merely because a book is by a legal fiction deemed to be in the book case ‘B' i...Wallace Brothers case 1948 FCR 1 in dealing with the competency of the Indian Legislature to impose tax on the income arising abroad to a non-resident foreign company, the constitutional..., the Explanation was intended to do. It provides by means of a legal fiction that the State in which the goods sold or purchased are actually delivered for consumption therein is the State in which...

...Holy War. The respondent is a filmmaker. Respondent 1 in 1995 submitted his documentary film, “Father, Son and Holy War”, to the appellant for telecast on national network Doordarshan. Respondent 1...was to provide a U-matic certificate for the same to be aired by Doordarshan.2. The documentary film was in two parts, the film dealt with social realities and issues such as...or ‘U/A’ feature film on it. On 28-2-1997, the respondent handed over a copy of the U-matic certificate of the documentary film to the appellant. However, Doordarshan still refused to telecast the...

...of the order issued by the Government of Rajasthan. Mr. Anil Grover, learned counsel appearing for State of Haryana has stated, the State has, on principle, taken a decision not to exhibit the film...:“Disclaimer-IThe Film ‘Padmaavat’ is inspired from the epic poem Padmavat, written by Malik Muhammad Jayasi, which is considered a work of fiction. This Film...with regard to a film which is yet to be exhibited openly and publicly in a particular State. This view that we have taken is also fortified from the use of the word “suspension” in the said section...

.... Does a certificate issued under Section 5-A (1A) of the Act amount to justification in law for public exhibition of the film, be it obscene or not or, at any rate, does it generate a belief induced by...bounds divide”. It is an antinomy to say that under Section 5-A (1-A) of the Act the Board certifies a film as suitable for public exhibition and for Section 292 IPC to punish such exhibition unle.... Sometimes the same film may produce contrary impacts and what one regards as lecherous, another man may consider elevating. Be that as it may, a well publicised film Satyam Shivam Sundaram became the...

...issue 1. Who owns the copyright in the screenplay of a film, if the author has been commissioned by the producer of the film to write the screenplay? Is it the..., musical or artistic work in the form of a cinematograph film shall be deemed to be an "infringing copy". 3 11...film, as well as all indirect, derivative and related rights associated with the film vested in RDB, at all times. 15. Para 5(a) of the plaint seeks to...

...wherein the distributor happens to be a foreign, non-resident vendor, who, after purchasing software from a foreign, non-resident seller, resells the same to resident Indian distributors or end-us...definition of “royalties” contained therein. He argued that the definition of “royalties” did not extend to derivative products of the copyright, for example, a book or a music CD or software products. He...to tax can be made on a foreign, non-resident supplier, the appellants could not be held to be assessees in default for not deducting tax at source under section 195 of the Income Tax Act...

.... Thus, the scene referred to in the affidavit of the petitioner is a historical fact. That the hero was tied to the idol before it was left in the ocean is a fiction added for the purpose of the ..., there cannot be any reason to object the said title. In fact, decades back, a film titled "Navarathri" which means 'nine nights' starred by late Mr.Sivaji Ganesan, was similarly certified and drew no...role of Sri Ramanujachariar and it is false to state that Sri Ramanujar was tied to the idol. The tying of hero with an idol before it was left in the ocean, is a fiction out of imagination and...

...through his banker Vijaya Bank, Yashwantpur Branch, Bangalore. But the cheque was returned on 18-1-2007 by the Bank with the remarks: “Stop Payment”. Thereafter, the complainant issued a legal notice to.... The learned Magistrate had, after trial, found the defendant guilty and sentenced her to pay Rs 5,55,000 and in default of payment of the said amount, to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of...Theatre situated at Yashwantpur, Bangalore, while the defendant is the distributor of films. The two parties had a business relationship whereunder the defendant provided movies to the complainant for...

...their film “Awasthe”: "This film is a pure fiction and any resemblance to characters therein are only coincidental. Any representation to the...appellant with a view to alley misgivings raised on behalf of the appellants without prejudice to their case in the suit made a statement that they will exhibit the following statement at the beginning of...contrary in the past may beignored." The appellants have further agreed to make the following modifications in the film: 1. The word 'unfair' (anuchita...

...said feature film, due to large scale protests and demonstrations seeking ban on the film, the law and order situation has been affected;(iii) that the said film makes a mockery of Hindu...of his battery having expired or on account of manufacturing defect”;(xi) that the film also makes a satire of the Hindu practice of offering milk to Lord Shiva;(xii...Government;(xiv) that one of the members of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) Panel which has given the ‘U/A’ certificate to the said film has a history of being biased towards...

...before the pre-independence at Lahore. “Tamas” is based on a book written by Shri Bhisma Sahni. It depicts the period prior to partition and how communal violence was generated by fundamentalists and...persons who, having applied for a certificate in respect of a film, are aggrieved by an order of the Board refusing to grant a certificate or granting a restricted certificate or directing the app...film at any stage, where it is not made the subject matter of appeal to the Appellate Tribunal, to enquire into the matter and make such order in relation thereto as it thinks fit, including a...

...view to preventing the film from being publicly exhibited, the respondent and his co-accused Shri Vidya Charan Shukla, who was then the Minister for Information and Broadcasting, entered into a...instructions given by the respondent, the spools were destroyed by setting fire to them some time prior to November 24, 1975. A positive print of the film was lying in the Auditorium of the Ministry...of the Penal Code which is punishable with imprisonment for life. The respondent, having been accused of a non-bailable offence, it was wrong in the first instance to enlarge him on bail...

...:The theme of the film is on dacoit, there are lot of visuals of violence which are not suitable for non adults. Hence, the Board unanimously recommended grant of “A” Certificate subject to...simple village girl is forced to become a dacoit after her abduction, on account of acute poverty of her parents. The petitioner submitted the said film to respondent 2 Board for obtaining...quote the relevant portion of the order dated 31-1-2005 passed by respondent 2 Board. It reads thus:“Reasons for grant of an “A” Certificate to the film subject to the following cuts...