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The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought response of Ilaiyaraaja Music N Management Pvt Ltd (IMMA) on a plea of Sony Entertainment seeking to transfer to the Bombay High Court a fresh copyright dispute instituted by the music composer's firm in the Madras High Court. A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran took note of the submissions of senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Sony Entertainment, that a fresh lawsuit has been instituted by the IMMA in the Madras High Court after the top court dismissed a similar case. On July 28, the bench headed by the CJI had dismissed a plea of legendary music composer Ilaiyaraaja seeking to transfer a copyright dispute involving over 500 of his musical compositions from the Bombay High Court to the Madras High Court. Singhvi said, He is a music composer and I purchased the rights of his music. Now a fresh lawsuit has been filed in the Madras High Court. Singhvi argued that the ongoing dispute pertains to rig