Mumbai Court refuses to stay release of Hindi film Maidaan

A Mumbai court on Monday refused to grant a stay on the release of the Ajay Devgn starter Hindi film ‘Maidaan’ which is slated to release on April 10. [Meherafrin Investments Pvt Ltd v. Bayview Projects LLP].A vendor who had supplied camera for the shooting, Meherafrin Investments Private Limited (MIPL), approached the Mumbai City Civil Court at Dindoshi in a commercial suit against the producers of the film, Byaview Projects LLP and Boney Kapoor. It sought an injunction on the release of the film on account of unpaid dues of ₹64,59,577.MIPL claimed that ₹1,07,21,930 was pending to be paid though it was assured that the amounts would be cleared prior to the release. It filed a suit claiming unpaid dues of ₹64,59,577 along with interest at the rate of 21 percent.Till the payment is not cleared, MIPL sought interim reliefs under Order 38 Rule 5 (attachment of property before disposal of suit) of the Code of Civil Procedure and an injunction against the release of film..After brief arguments, civil judge AZ Khan refused to grant an injunction against the release of the film. However, to protect the MIPL’s interest, the court directed Bayview to furnish a bank guarantee of ₹96,06,743 within 2 weeks.“The notice of motion is hereby partly made absolute. The defendants to comply the order within 8 days,” the Court ordered..Advocates Ameet Naik, Madhu Gadodia, Rahul Thorat and Tarini Kulkarni instructed by Naik Naik & Co. appeared for the producers, Bayview Projects LLP and Boney Kapoor.MIPL was represented by NB Legal..[Read Roznama]