Ranjan Vasudeo Kolambe vs Appa Alias Hanmant Maroti Hatnure And ...

Case Significance

Ranjan Vasudeo Kolambe vs Appa Alias Hanmant Maroti Hatnure And ... is a Bombay High Court decision dated October 25, 2024 (citation: ik-137263895). The plaintiff, who authored Marathi-language books for competitive exam preparation, filed a copyright infringement suit alleging the defendant copied his books, and appealed the trial court's refusal to grant temporary injunction. The Court dismissed the commercial appeal, holding that reproduction of headnotes of Supreme Court judgments does not amount to copyright infringement, the trial court had taken a possible view in its discretionary powers, and expedited the hearing of the suit on m The bench comprised Justices Atul S. Chandurkar and Rajesh S. Patil. The judgment was delivered by Justice Rajesh S. Patil. Counsel appearing: Abhijeet A. Desai (counsel for respondent), Atmaram Patade (counsel for appellant), Karan Gajra (counsel for respondent), M. V. Thorat (counsel for appellant), Vijay Singh (counsel for respondent), Yateen Kochare (counsel for appellant).