Kangana Ranaut's ‘Lock Upp' runs into trouble after court issues stay order

The reality show lsquoLock Upp hosted by Kangana Ranaut which was set to be aired from Sunday has been put on hold by the City Civil Court of HyderabadAs a result the show will not air on any form of electronic or social mediaAfter taking note of a video clip of the trailer of the show the court issued an adinterim injunction on releasing the upcoming show saying that it bears resemblance to petitioner Sanober Baigs story and the script of the concept lsquoThe JailThe concept which is owned by Pride Media through its proprietor Sanober Baig was written by Shaantanu Ray and Sheershak Anand and is registered under the Copyright Act on March 7 2018 and was also registered at the Film Writers AssociationThe petition explains how the concept was developed and also lists the details of the money invested by him at various stages of concept developmentCommenting on the situation Sanober said When I saw the promo of the said show I was in shock I have been in touch with Abhishek Rege from Endemol Shine for a long time and had several meetings about the subject in Hyderabad He had promised that once the market gets better we will get goingHe further mentioned that the show is outrightly plagiarised saying The show is not only similar to our concept but it is an absolute copy of the same I could not believe that somebody could plagiarise the concept to such an extent We have prayed to the court for infringement of copyright and have got a stay orderIf the legal representatives of the petitioner are successful in proving infringement the defendant production house Ekta Kapoors AltBalaji will be liable for consequences under Sections 51 and 52 of the Copyright ActIts not that Sanober directly knocked the courts door It was only after the production house refused to have a dialogue with him that Sanober reached out to the courtI connected with the respective companies and requested them not to go ahead with the concept But they turned a deaf ear and challenged that they have every right to stream as per the schedule he saidI had no option but to seek redressal from the judiciary The notice has been served to all the parties involved and we have the acknowledgement of the same If the show gets aired itll be a contempt of the court I have full faith in the judiciary and I am sure that justice will be served Sanober signed offThis 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