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Deepak Narayanan
The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notices to Star India and Bharti Airtel on an application seeking a stay on the telecast of the new Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC), proposed to be anchored by Shah Rukh Khan, as a writ petition challenging the game show’s selection procedure is already sub-judice.
Star India is proposing to start the game show from January 2007.
A division bench, comprising Justice Mukul Mudgal and Justice J P Singh, through the notice sought appearance of both the respondents along with the central government and Monopolies Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (MRTPC) before the court on January 10.
The application was filed by Anuj Kumar Bhati who had participated in the fast lane to KBC contest in November 2005. He has moved a fresh application after learning that Star India is planning to start the game show next year.
Bhati had approached the High Court in February this year after he did not receive a response from either Star India or Bharti despite receiving a message from both that he had secured the highest score. To enable his participation in the game show, Bhati was supposed to make calls to answer more questions.
According to Bhati, whenever he dialled the number, it either used to get disconnected or dropped. In his petition, Bhati claimed he had answered 1,200 questions properly, and, in the process, incurred an expenditure of more than Rs 10,000. After hearing his pleadings, the division bench had, in March, issued notice to Star India and Bharti. Both have, in their written statements, denied Bhati’s allegations.
Bhati during his submissions has sought a court direction to both to declare the petitioner’s score in the fast lane to KBC contest.
But I guess this case will not stop the show from getting aired on Jan 2007.
-Deepak
Star India is proposing to start the game show from January 2007.
A division bench, comprising Justice Mukul Mudgal and Justice J P Singh, through the notice sought appearance of both the respondents along with the central government and Monopolies Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (MRTPC) before the court on January 10.
The application was filed by Anuj Kumar Bhati who had participated in the fast lane to KBC contest in November 2005. He has moved a fresh application after learning that Star India is planning to start the game show next year.
Bhati had approached the High Court in February this year after he did not receive a response from either Star India or Bharti despite receiving a message from both that he had secured the highest score. To enable his participation in the game show, Bhati was supposed to make calls to answer more questions.
According to Bhati, whenever he dialled the number, it either used to get disconnected or dropped. In his petition, Bhati claimed he had answered 1,200 questions properly, and, in the process, incurred an expenditure of more than Rs 10,000. After hearing his pleadings, the division bench had, in March, issued notice to Star India and Bharti. Both have, in their written statements, denied Bhati’s allegations.
Bhati during his submissions has sought a court direction to both to declare the petitioner’s score in the fast lane to KBC contest.
But I guess this case will not stop the show from getting aired on Jan 2007.
-Deepak