Aditya Dhar gets court relief in Dhurandhar plagiarism row

In a temporary relief for Dhurandhar director Aditya Dhar, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday restrained filmmaker Santosh Kumar from making any further comments about the film that could be defamatory. The matter was heard by single-judge Justice Arif Doctor, who considered brief submissions from senior advocate Dr Birendra Saraf, appearing for Dhar. Saraf urged the court to at least pass an interim order, pointing out that Kumar had been



making defamatory statements in the media against both the film and Dhar.

After hearing the arguments, the court passed an ex-parte interim order, directing Kumar not to make or repeat any such comments until further orders. The bench observed that a prima facie case had been made out at this stage and issued notice to Kumar. The matter has now been posted for further hearing on April 16, as per Live Law.