Netflix Wins Over Bad Boy Billionaires Roadblocks A Lex Witness View

The Netflix presentation lsquoBad Boy Billionairesrsquo is being watched by millions with the people looking into the world of fallen business heroes The web series began streaming after clearing legal hurdles deliberately aimed to block the much awaited broadcastWhile the documentary series is running successfully on Netflix lsquoBad Boy Billionairesrsquo had to wage legal battles in places like Araria in Bihar Netflix with the help of the diligence of lawyers succeeded in obtaining a favorable order from the District Court of Araria The court vacated the injunction order against the Docuseries paving the way for the streaming of the webserieslsquoBad Boy Billionairesrsquo was scheduled to release on September 2 The series covers the rise and fall of Indiarsquos Billionaires namely Subrata Roy Nirav Modi Vijay Mallya and Ramalinga RajuThat Netflix is working on the project was well known to all as thorough research had been undertaken by the producers Yet several cases in the last week of August surfaced in courts seeking permanent injunction on the release The Delhi High Court however refused to stay the streaming of the webseries despite a writ petition filed by Mehul Choksi whose petition was dismissed Similar petitions were filed in the District Court in Araria BiharThe City Civil Court Hyderabad issued exparte orders injuncting the respective episodes pursuant to defamation suits filed by Sahara India and Ramalinga Raju respectively Our sources indicate that in the interest of an expeditious vacation and in view of the exparte order Netflix moved the Supreme Court in an SLP special leave petition directlyThe Supreme Court directed Netflix to approach the appropriate Court with a direction for expeditious disposal Netflix then approached the Patna High Court which while making reference to the Supreme Court order directed the District Court in Araria to decide the injunction application within the next two weeks The District Court immediately took up the matter and conducted daytoday hearings for the disposal of the injunction application in the last two weeks of September 2020 The District Court vide a detailed order dated October 3 2020 vacated the earlier injunction order thereby allowing Netflix to release the episode of Subrata RoyThe episodes on Ramalingam Raju of the Satyam scam fame however cannot be streamed for the injunction is yet to be vacated by the court in Hyderabad which is being pursued by the lawyers of NetflixLex Witnessrsquo Editorial TakeldquoIt is quite dollish to see how Sahara approached the Araria Court in the eleventh hour despite being aware of the making of the series for more than a year It is even more surprising to know that while the allegation in the suit is for Subrata Royrsquos defamation the exparte injunction was filed by Sahara India without Subrata Roy even being a party to the suit The Trial Court has appreciated Netflixrsquos case and has vacated the exparte injunction or it would have set a precedent for others to obtain such lastminute injunction from courts in remote areas Such orders inevitably give impetus to creative liberty and expression essential for content creators to serve consumers with seamless entertainmentrdquo said PBA Srinivasan Editor in Chief Lex WitnessNetflix was being represented by Amit Srivastava amp Thomas George Tanvi Sinha and Manas Gaur Saikrishna amp Associates and Minnow Films the producer was represented by Mayank Rukhaiyar with Kaushik Moitra Bharucha amp PartnersAbout Lex WitnessFor over 10 years since its inception in 2009 as a monthly Lex Witness has become Indiarsquos most credible platform for the legal luminaries to opine comment and share their views Lex Witness has an exciting blend of opinion pieces commentary reportage analysis interviews deals and current updates Lex Witness reaches out to a vast set of audiences who are closely linked to the corporate legal business in the country and abroadCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever