The Delhi High Court has reportedly granted an ex parte ad interim injunction in favour of Saregama India Limited. The court restrained noted music composer Ilaiyaraaja from exploiting or licensing certain copyrighted sound recordings and musical works claimed by the company.

Delhi High Court restrains Ilaiyaraaja 

The order was passed by Justice Tushar Rao Gedela on February 13, 2026, during the hearing of a commercial suit filed by the music label. According to Bar and Bench, the court order read, “Defendant [Ilaiyaraaja], its partners or proprietors, licensees, assigns, officers, servants, agents, representatives, contractors, sister concerns and any other person working for and on behalf of the defendant are restrained from exploiting/ using/ issuing licenses for the plaintiff’s Copyrighted Works i.e. the sound recordings and literary and musical works forming a part of the said Cinematograph Films enlisted in Annexure A appended to this Order or making any claim of ownership to the third parties or issuing any license for exploitation in relation to the plaintiff’s Copyrighted Works."