Delhi High Court Refuses to Stay the Release of 'The White Tiger' on Netflix


Delhi High Court Refuses to Stay the Release of 'The White Tiger' on Netflix

The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to stay the release of the film ‘The White Tiger’, which released today on Netflix (John Hart Jr vs Mukul Deora & Ors). The order was passed by the court in a virtual hearing held yesterday late evening at 7 PM.

A single-judge Bench of Justice C Hari Shankar stated, “There is no material on record to justify the plaintiffs approaching this court less than 24 hours prior to release seeking stay. It is settled ... that any party approaching court at the end hour, seeking interlocutory indirection against the release of cinematographic film, is disentitled to any such relief.”

Hollywood producer John Hart had approach the Delhi High Court late evening on Thursday seeking a stay on the release of the film alleging copyright violation. He claimed that he won the right to make a movie adaptation of the book in March 2009 itself and that his “rights remain unchallenged since that day.”

The Delhi High Court heard the matter for over two hours and issues summons to the producer of the film Mukul Deora and Netflix.

The film ‘The White Tiger’ is based on the book ‘The White Tiger’, authored by Aravinda Adiga. The movie features Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Rajkumar Rao among others.