Court declines to stay release of film on Sushant Singh Rajput's life

The Delhi High Court today declined to stay the release of the movie Nyay The Justice reportedly based on late actor Sushant Singh Rajputs life in cinema halls and on OTT platforms The court said there is no unholy interest in the story of the mans life which was exceptionalA vacation bench of Justices Anup Jairam Bhambhani and Jasmeet Singh said there is nothing to show that there would be any detrimental effect on Mr Rajputs reputation by production of movies about his life based on what is available in public domainRajputs father Krishna Kishore Singh had challenged a single judges order refusing to stay the film or to restrain anyone from using his sons name or likeness in moviesThe high court said there was no written script or story which has been used by the filmmaker and refused to pass any interim order on the appealThere is nothing that they makers have or they could have had used except what is available in the public domain There is no unholy interest in the life story because the mans life was an exceptional life which is a plausible theme for a movie and they have made a movie the court saidThe high court issued notice and sought response from the movies director Dilip Gulati and producers Sarla Saraogi and Rahul Sharma and others while posting the matter for hearing on July 14The bench noted the submission of senior advocate Chander Lal that the film has been released on website and a mobile app on June 11 as scheduledSenior advocate Harish Salve representing Rajputs father argued that the producer and the director of the film have commercially exploited life story of the the actor who allegedly committed suicide at his Mumbai home last yearSalve argued that the single judge has misdirected misapplied and misinterpreted law laid down by the Supreme Court in Puttaswamy case Right to PrivacyAt the outset the counsel appearing for the director of the movie told the court that the film has been released on the OTT platform named Lapalap original as scheduledSalve however said This is some obscure platform and only god knows what kind of website is thisHe said the movie is going to infringe upon the right to privacy and the right to a fair trial and with each passing day it is causing damage to the reputation of the actorThe film is trying to portray his life What exactly happened to him is still under investigation You cannot jump the gun Salve saidThe high court had earlier sought to know whether Nyay The Justice has been released as scheduled on June 11 after both the director of the film and the actors father gave contradictory statements on the aspectThe single judge had on June 10 refused to stay the release of several movies including Nyay The Justice saying these films are neither portrayed as biopic nor factual narration of what transpired in his lifePosthumous privacy right is not permissible it had said in its interim order on a plea by Mr Rajputs father to restrain such filmsThe single judge had earlier said it found merit in the submissions of producers and directors that if information of events which have occurred is already in the public domain one cannot plead any violation of right to privacy on a movie inspired from such eventsThe court had directed the filmmakers to render complete accounts of the revenue earned from the films if any case of damages is made out in future and listed the suit for completion of pleading before the joint registrarThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever