High Court directs 'Martin' producers to include director in promotional events, posters
Bengaluru: On Friday, the Karnataka High Court directed the producers of Kannada film 'Martin', starring Dhruva Sarja, to use a tagline, 'A P Arjun Film', in all the posters and promotional documents for the movie in future. Director Arjun had approached the court questioning the producer's actions regarding his non-inclusion in any promotional activities of the pan-India action-movie set to release on October 11.
A vacation bench of the court comprising Justice S R Krishna Kumar and Justice M G Uma heard a commercial appeal filed by film director A P Arjun and ordered the producers to use a tagline declaring the name of director in all promotional activities. Further, it directed the producers to permit the director to participate in the promotional events for the movie.
The bench asked the tagline 'A P Arjun Film' to be included in all posters of the movie in future, exempting the already printed materials. Directing the producers to include the director in all promotional events, it also set a condition to Arjun that he must not express any negative comments on the film or its team in these events.
The court issued notices to the film production company Vasavi Enterprises and its owners Uday Mehta and Vasavi Mehta, regarding this. Further hearing was adjourned till October 14.
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Delegation requests for Karnataka HC Bench in coastal districts, hands petition to Chief Justice
Udupi: A delegation of the High Court Bench Struggle Committee met and submitted a petition to the Karnataka High Court Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru at the Circuit House urging the opening of a High Court Bench in the coastal belt as well as a Mobile High Court Bench in Mangaluru.
MLC and convener of the Committee Ivan D’Souza, who spoke to the Chief Justice on the occasion, explained that the people of the coastal belt find it difficult to travel to Bengaluru to fight a petition in the High Court. The problem only aggravated during monsoon. D’Souza added that there was a delay in clearing the cases of Udupi, Chikkamagaluru and Kodagu districts, which was causing further inconvenience to the people.
The MLC, who pointed out that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had also shown his preference for establishing a High Court Bench in the coastal region, requested for an approval to establish a Mobile High Court Bench first.
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Responding to this request, Chief Justice Bakhru assured to take action on the request as soon as possible.
The delegation included Mangalore Bar Association President Raghavendra HV, Dakshina Kannada Principal Government Pleader MP Noronha, General Secretary Sridhar H, Udupi Bar Association President Reynold Praveen Kumar, General Secretary Chandrashekhar Shetty, Vice-president Devadas V Shettigar and Brahmavar Bar Association President Kadoor Praveen Shetty.
