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  • Clarification: Sundial asserts it is in no way linked to Ravina Raj Kohli

    Clarification: Sundial asserts it is in no way linked to Ravina Raj Kohli

    MUMBAI: A clarification has been issued by production house Sundial Communications in connection with recent reports filed by indiantelevision.com on the ongoing legal proceedings around Zee TV’s beleaguered Sunday morning show Kanhaiyya.
     

    In the course of covering this issue, two reports that were filed had referred Sundial Communications as belonging to Star News president Ravina Raj Kohli.

    Its director Karthik Menon has clarified that Kohli has no direct or indirect holding, ownership or interest in Sundial Communications Private Ltd.

  • SC postpones decision on Zee’s ‘Kanhaiyaa’

    SC postpones decision on Zee’s ‘Kanhaiyaa’

    MUMBAI: The Supreme Court, which was expected to deliver its final verdict on Monday, 10 April 2003 about the Zee’s beleaguered Sunday morning show Kanhaiyya, has postponed the adjudication for a later date.

    The apex court will now be delivering its decision on the copywrite infringement case filed against Zee by production house Sundial Communications either sometime this week or in the next three months.

    According to the information with indiantelevision, the show will not be telecast till the Supreme Court announces its final verdict.

    The Sunday morning show with dollops of religiosity thrown in has been swimming in troubled waters ever since its first proposed launch on 9 March. After the launch was stalled, Zee managed to get an ad interim injunction and premiered the show a week later only to be stayed again by the divisional bench.

    Zee, then, approached the Mumbai High Court which subsequently issued a verdict in Sundial’s favour, the case was then transfered to the Supreme Court on 27 March.

  • SC to give ‘Kanhaiyya’ decision Monday?

    SC to give ‘Kanhaiyya’ decision Monday?

    MUMBAI: Zee’s beleaguered Sunday morning show Kanhaiyya continues in suspended animation for another week.

    The Supreme Court, which was to deliver its final verdict on Friday in a copywrite infringement case brought against Zee by production house Sundial Communications, is expected to deliver its verdict on Monday, according to information available with indiantelevision.com.

    This means that there will be no telecast tomorrow either.

    Last weekend, the apex court had temporarily set aside the stay on telecast of the serial imposed by the Mumbai High Court on 27 March, allowing Zee to air the second episode last Sunday (30 March) morning at 9:30 am.

  • Zee’s ‘Kanhaiyya’ gets a breather from SC

    MUMBAI: The Supreme Court has given temporary relief to Zee’s beleaguered Sunday morning show Kanhaiyya.
    Last weekend, the apex court temporarily set aside the stay on telecast of the serial imposed by the Mumbai High Court last Thursday, allowing Zee to air the second episode yesterday morning at 9:30 am.
    The Supreme Court will now decide Kanhaiyya’s fate on 4 April. Zee officials however prefer to remain tightlipped about the issue.
    A quick recap of the legal tussle thus far: 
    Production company Sundial Communications approached the court on 28 February and filed a suit alleging copyright violation. The scheduled launch on 9 March was subsequently stalled after Justice SA Bobde passed an interim injunction on 7 March, restraining Zee from going ahead with the telecast of Kanhaiyya.
    Zee then moved the division bench comprising Justice AP Shah and Justice DK Deshmukh and succeeded in getting a stay on the injunction, and aired the first episode on 16 March. Later however, the same bench, after a preview session of both the shows, vacated the stay on the injunction.
    The channel was unable to air the second episode on 23 March but managed to get interim relief from the Supreme Court and aired the same on 30 March.
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    HC rules against Zee in ‘Kanhaiyya’ case 
     

  • HC rules against Zee in ‘Kanhaiyya’ case

    MUMBAI: The Mumbai High Court has ruled against Zee Telefilms restraining it from airing its beleagured Sunday morning show Kanhaiyya.
    The division bench of Justice AP Shah and Justice Deshmukh of the Bombay High Court on Thursday (27 March) dismissed the appeal filed by Zee Telefilms Limited against a single judge’s order restraining the telecast of the serial.
    Kanhaiyya has been swimming in troubled waters ever since its first proposed launch on 9 March. After Sundial Communication took the channel to court for copyright violations, alleging that Zee had appropriated its original idea from a 52-episode serial called Krish Kanhaiyya. The serial did launch on 16 March, after the division bench stayed an ad interim injunction. The stay was however, vacated after the judges viewed episodes of both Kanhaiyya and Krish Kanhaiya and the serial was not telecast on 23 March. The final verdict was delivered Thursday.
    Kanhaiyya was part of a slew of shows Zee had lined to beef up its Sunday morning band. The dash of religion, mixed with family drama was expected to pull in viewers from diverse age groups. 

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    HC to deliver order on ‘Kanhaiya’ Wednesday

  • HC to deliver order on ‘Kanhaiya’ Wednesday

    MUMBAI: Zee’s Kanhaiyya that launched a week late and was again restrained by the court from airing its second episode last Sunday, should have a final order out on the case tomorrow.
    The high court judge hearing the case has reserved his ruling till tomorrow.
    Kanhaiyya, a weekly family entertainer with dollops of religiosity thrown in, was supposed to play a pivotal role in Zee TV’s plans to spruce up its Sunday morning slot. The project had been stalled earlier after production company Sundial filed a plea before Justice Bobde claiming it had conceptualised the original story idea under the title name Krish Kanhaiyya..
    After a week of silence, Zee announced it was going ahead with Kanhaiyya , following what seemed like some sort of agreement between both parties. The show finally launched on 16 March and but failed to air this Sunday.
    When asked about the recent developments, a Zee spokesperson confirmed that the production company had stalled the project once again on 22 March, by obtaining a court order. The company however maintains that the Kanhaiyya was Zee’s original concept and dismisses Sundial’s claim by saying any resemblance of the serial to any other programme is purely coincidental.
    Meanwhile, Sundial claims that it had first offered the idea to Zee Telefilms who were interested but no agreement could be reached on the financial terms. Subsequently, the project was offered to Sony Entertainment Television and discussions had been underway to slot the series as a half-hour show that would air four days a week.
    Sundial further stated that it had already registered the script and idea with the Film Writers’ Association in 2002 and therefore this was a clear case for copyright violation.
    A single judge bench of the Mumbai High Court in a ruling delivered on 12 March, prima facie accepted a plea of copyright infringement served against Zee Telefilms, the show’s producer Gulshan Sachdeva and his production company Film and Shots. Justice Bobde, while delivering his ruling, concurred with Sundial’s contention and debarred Zee from developing a similar story line. Zee then moved to a division bench and got stay on the injuction, and screened the first episode on 16 March.
    Later however, according to the media reports, there had been a preview arranged for the bench on 21 March. After viewing episodes of both the serial the court vacated the stay on the injunction and restrained Zee from telecasting further episodes.
    Point to note: This report had initially stated that Sundial was Star News president Ravina Raj Kohli’s production company. Its director Karthik Menon has clarified that Kohli has no direct or indirect holding, ownership or interest in Sundial Communications Private Ltd.