The Indian Performing Right Society Limited v. Jagaran Prakashan Limited
Case brief
What is this about?
Consent/settlement decree; copyright music licensing; public performance license; IPRS v Jagaran Prakashan; Kailash Kher Live Concert Gandhi Maidan Patna 12.04.2025; license fee for past and future events; suit decreed in terms of prayers 79(a)-(c); refund of 100% court fees; Section 16 Court Fees Act 1870; Section 89 CPC 1908; CS(COMM) 649/2025; I.A. 15295/2025; Delhi High Court; Amit Bansal J.; 11.07.2025.
What did the court decide?
Suit decreed in terms of prayer clauses 79(a) to 79(c) of the plaint, binding the defendant to (i) pay the license fee for the Kailash Kher Live Concert at Gandhi Maidan, Patna (12.04.2025), (ii) cooperate with the plaintiff to resolve license fees for past events detailed in paragraph 58 of the plaint, and (iii) take public performance licenses from the plaintiff for all future events; remaining reliefs in the plaint not pressed; all pending applications disposed of; Registry to issue certificate of refund of 100% of court fees to the plaintiff.