(Image source from: Satyagraha out of legal tiff)

Finally some good news for Prakash Jha and the entire crew of “Satyagraha”.

The Bombay high court on Wednesday gave thumbs up to the release of Jha's “Satyagraha” that had been caught in a legal tiff over title issues until now.

The HC shot down Narayani Productions' claim to stall the release of “Satyagraha”, after Jha's legal team pointed out that they had registered the film title after Narayani's claim with the film bodies lapsed and no renewal application was filed for six months.

“A producer had filed a suit claiming that he had valid registration of the title, Satyagraha, in his favour and that Jha had illegally adopted the same title, Satyagraha for their film, which is due to be released on 30 August, 2013. The plaintiff also alleged collusion between Prakash Jha Productions and Association of Motion Picture and TV Programme Producers (AMPTPP) in "snatching away" his right in the title, Satyagraha,” wrote a news source.

“ The plaintiff first sought registration of the title, Satyagraha, with the AMPTPP in 2004. AMPTPP granted a registration of the said title in the plaintiff's favour on 3 November, 2004, which was valid for a period of one year, till November 2005. Subsequently, the plaintiff renewed the registration of the title in his favour with AMPTPP till 2010. The Plaintiff's last renewal of registration of the name Satyagraha was on January 30, 2010, wherein AMPTPP granted a registration of the title in his favor till January, 2011. He was required to file an application for renewal prior to the expiry of the registration. However, no such application was made to AMPTPP,” revealed TOI.

Prakash Jha's “Satyagraha” hit the theaters tomorrow. Stay tuned for the review here.

AW: Suchorita Dutta