NOC of registrar mandatory to obtain copyright registration of an artistic work

Mohd Ershad Sole Proprietor Ek Agencies Vs Registrar of Copyrights (Delhi High Court) The present petition has been filed under Section 50 of the Copyright Act, 1957 (hereinafter ‘Act’) seeking rectification of the artistic work titled “ASLI KESRI CHAI” bearing No. A-131509/2019 registered by Respondent No.3 – Mr. Shazad Ali. The present petition has been preferred by M/s EK Agencies, sole proprietorship firm of Mohd. Ershad Ansari. The case of the Petitioner is that it has been involved in the business of trading, packing, marketing and selling tea leaves since 1998. The Petitio...