Samitinjay Shukla v. Union of India and 6 Others

Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 40226 of 2023 Petitioner :- Samitinjay Shukla Respondent :- Union Of India And 6 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ram Prakash,Anil Kumar Prajapati Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I. Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Prashant Kumar,J.

¶1Heard Sri Ram Prakash Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Ambrish Shukla, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondents.

¶2Present writ petition is preferred inter-alia with the following reliefs:- "i. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent nos. 1, 2 and 4 to restrain the private respondents to release the movie "Sab Moh Maya Hai" till the grievance of the petitioner regarding infringement of legal right is redressed (Annexure No. 1 & 6 to this Writ Petition). ii. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent nos. 1, 2 and 4 to conduct the eqnuiry and to take suitable action in the reference of complaint dated 15.11.2023 for infringement of legal right of the petitioner in the context of registered story 'The Job' and 'Swadharma' accordance with law. Iii. Issue such other further writ order or direction which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the nature and circumstances of the present case. iv. Award the costs of the petition to the petitioner."

¶3Sri Ambrish Shukla, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondents states that so far as the first relief is concerned, the same is rendered as infructuous as the movie has already been released on 18th November, 2023. So far as the second relief is concerned, he may press the same before the appropriate forum/court.

¶4Considering the facts and circumstances, we are not inclined to entertain the writ petition. Needless to say it is open to the petitioner to press the second relief before the appropriate forum/court.

¶5In view of the above, the writ petition is dismissed in the above terms. Order Date :- 23.11.2023 Vikram High Court of Judicature at Allahabad