SC refuses to stay release of Rajinikanth's 'Kaala'
New Delhi, June 6 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to block the release of Rajinikanth starrer Tamil film "Kaala" saying that it cannot put on hold the screening just a day ahead of its release.
Observing that everyone was waiting for its release, a vacation bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel and Justice Ashok Bhushan told petitioner K. Rajasekharan that he would be entitled to compensation if his plagiarism claim of his original story "Karikalan" was sustained.
"Kaala" is produced by Wonderbar Films with Pa. Ranjith as director and Rajinikanth in the lead. "Kaala" is set to release on Thursday.
Rajasekharan had moved the top court challenging a Madras High Court decision to hear his plea against the release of the film on June 16.
Rajasekharan has claimed that he had authored the fictional story about Chola King Karikalan when he was studying in Class 12.
Petitioner's advocate Akash Kakade said his client had applied for the copyright which is valid for 60 years.
He said the title of the film "Karikalan" was registered with the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce which was renewed for 10 years.
Kakade said that in 1994 eight songs, which were to be used in the proposed film, were registered and released. But he could not go ahead with the making as he did not get dates from Rajinikanth and also faced a cash crunch.
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Rape accused's mother murdered by victim's brother in MP's Shivpuri
Shivpuri (PTI): The 60-year-old mother of a rape accused was killed allegedly by the victim's brother in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, a police official said on Saturday.
The incident took place on Friday, Rannod police station house officer (SHO) Arvind Chauhan said.
"An anganwadi worker returning from a hospital was offered a lift by one Inder Gurjar, who took her to a secluded spot and raped her. She called up her brothers to narrate the ordeal. One brother of the victim along with two associates went to Gurjar's house and assaulted him. When Gurjar's mother Sirkunwarbai (60) intervened, she was attacked with a sharp weapon. She died on the spot," he said.
Based on a complaint filed by the deceased woman's daughter-in-law, three persons were booked for murder. One of them was held on Saturday, the official added.
A separate case has also been registered against Gurjar for rape, he said.
Police personnel have been deployed in the area in view of tension following the incident, the official added.
