The
City
Civil
Court
of
Hyderabad
has
issued
an
ad-interim
injunction
on
releasing
the
upcoming
show
'Lock
Upp'
hosted
by
Kangana
Ranaut.
The
order
is
awarded
after
a
hearing
and
checking
the
documents
of
the
petitioner
Sanober
Baig
-
who
happens
to
be
the
sole
right
holder
of
the
story
and
the
script
of
the
concept
'The
Jail'.
The
court
also
took
on
record
the
video
clip
of
the
trailer
of
'Lock
Upp'
and
concluded
that
it
appears
similar.
Since
the
show
was
to
be
released
on
27th
February
2022;
the
court
has
passed
the
order
with
an
urgent
notice
prohibiting
the
exhibition
of
the
show
on
any
electronic
media,
social
media,
etc.
The
concept
is
owned
by
Pride
Media
through
its
proprietor
Sanober
Baig
and
was
written
by
Shaantanu
Ray
and
Sheershak
Anand
and
registered
under
the
copyright
act
on
7th
March
2018.
It
was
registered
at
the
Film
Writers
Association.
In
his
petition,
the
plaintiff
Mr
Baig
has
described
how
the
concept
was
developed
and
also
explained
the
concept
in
detail,
giving
the
details
of
the
money
invested
by
him
at
various
stages
of
concept
development.
Commenting
on
the
situation
Sanober
said
"When
I
saw
the
promo
of
the
said
show
I
was
in
shock.
I
have
been
in
touch
with
Abhishek
Rege
from
Endemol
Shine
for
a
long
time
and
had
several
meetings
about
the
subject
in
Hyderabad.
He
had
promised
that
we
will
get
going
once
the
market
gets
better.
The
show
is
similar
to
our
concept
and
an
absolute
copy
of
the
same.
I
could
not
believe
that
somebody
could
plagiarise
the
concept
to
such
an
extent.
We
have
prayed
to
the
court
for
infringement
of
the
copyright
and
have
got
a
stay
order."
If
the
infringement
is
proved,
the
defendant
production
houses
will
be
liable
for
consequences
under
sections
51
and
52
of
the
Copyright
Act.
"I
connected
with
the
respective
companies
and
requested
them
not
to
go
ahead
with
the
concept.
But
they
turned
a
deaf
ear
and
challenged
that
they
have
every
right
to
stream
as
per
the
schedule.
I
had
no
option
but
to
seek
redressal
from
the
judiciary.
The
notice
has
been
served
to
all
the
parties
involved
and
we
have
the
acknowledgement
of
the
same.
If
the
show
gets
aired
it'll
be
a
contempt
of
the
court.
I
have
full
faith
in
the
judiciary
and
am
sure
that
justice
will
be
served" said
Baig
as
he
signed
off
at
the
moment.