Relief for Rahul Gandhi, Jairam Ramesh, Supriya Shrinate in copyright case

Karnataka HC passes stay order on probe against the three in a copyright infringement case filed by MRT Music over the use of a song from 'KGF Chapter 2' for Congress Party's Bharat Jodo Yatra

The Karnataka High Court on Friday stayed the investigation against Rahul Gandhi, Jairam Ramesh, and Supriya Shrinate in a copyright infringement case filed by MRT Music over the use of a song from the film ‘KGF Chapter 2’ for the Congress Party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra.

A single bench of Justice Sunil Dutt Yadav passed the order after hearing the arguments of Senior Advocate AS Ponnanna who said the videos featuring the song have been taken down from the official social media handles of the Congress.

A Bengaluru court on November 7 had ordered Twitter to temporarily block the accounts of the Congress