A still from the new Oriya film 143 I Love You. Telegraph picture

Cuttack, June 22: The dispute over the title of Brajraj Movies produced Oriya film 143 I Love You is set for a second round of legal battle. The producer of the film is being accused of releasing the movie in violation of a status quo order issued by the court of the district sessions judge, Cuttack.

Acting on a civil suit seeking permanent stay on the release of 143 I Love You, Cuttack district sessions judge S. Pujahri had ordered for maintaining status quo with regard to release of the film in an interim order on June 13. Sri Sai Productions producer Lala Manoj Ray had filed the civil suit.

Ray today filed a separate petition before the court of the district sessions judge, Cuttack, alleging that Brajraj Movies was aware of the status quo ruling but had released the film on June 14 throughout Orissa “which is a gross violation of the court order”.

“Brajraj Movies through its agents is still running the film in different cinemas in Orissa thereby continuously violating the court’s status quo order,” the petition alleged seeking attachment of property of the producer including machinery, technical equipment and master prints of the film.

According to the petition, the court had passed the status quo order after hearing both the parties and notice was also served to the lawyer of Brajraj Movies. The petitioner also sought suitable compensation.

Sri Sai Productions producer Lala Manoj Ray had earlier raised the dispute by filing the civil suit under the Trade Mark Act, 1999, alleging that the film by Brajraj Movies under the title 143 I Love You is deceptively similar to the film registered earlier by him under the title 143 I Miss You.

According to the complaint, Sri Sai Productions producer Lala Manoj Ray had registered a film having title 143 I Miss You with the regional officer of Central Board of Film Certification (Cuttack) and chairman Utkal Cine Chamber of Commerce on December 13, 2005 by duly depositing the required fees along with membership fees.

“As per the rules of Utkal Cine Chamber of Commerce, once a title has been registered in respect of a film it is valid up to ten years since the day of such registration and no one can produce any film having similar title previously registered,” it had contended.

Ray had further contended that production and publicity work on 143 I Miss You had already been taken up and the soundtrack of the film was going to be released shortly.