[Breaking] Sidhu Moose Wala's Family Gets Injunction Against Music Directors Salim Sulaiman In Dispute on Release Of One Of His Songs

The parents of Late Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moose Wala have instituted a suit for permanent injunction against Salim Sadruddin Moledina Merchant and Sulaiman Sadruddin Moledina Merchant (popularly known as “Salim- Sulaiman”) and their company Merchant Records Pvt. Ltd along with certain other entities and digital platforms. 

The said suit has been filed seeking restraint from the unauthorized proposed release of Late Moosewala’s song “Jaandi Vaar” on various social media and online platforms on account of copyright infringement as well as illegal and unauthorized use of Late Sidhu Moosewala’s name and image to generate publicity. The said release was announced by Salim- Sulaiman on their YouTube and Instagram accounts. They had further announced sale of Merchandise as well as digital signature of Late Sidhu Moosewala along with sale of NFT rights to the song for the public at large.

On 29.08.2022, the matter was argued at length before the District Court, Mansa, in Punjab and the parents of Late Moosewala were successful in securing an ex-parte ad-interim order, wherein the Hon’ble Court was pleased to restrain the release of the song “Jaandi Vaar” along with a direction for taking down all promotional content/advertisements etc. with respect to the above said song on all media platforms. 

The parents of Late Moosewala were represented by Mr. Amit Jhanji, Senior Advocate briefed by a team from Karanjawala & Co. lead by Partners Mr. Samarjit Pattnaik and Ms. Meghna Mishra along with their teams, Mr. Vikas Gogne, Mr. Puneet Relan, Mr. Arjit Benjamin, Mr. Tarun Sharma, Ms. Aprajita Budhwar and Mr. Abhishek Grover and Ms. Ekakshra Mandhar,  Advocate.