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Petitioner / Claimant (Plaintiff)
Gramophone Company Of India Ltd.
Respondent / Defendant
Birendra Bahadur Pandey & Ors.
Dispute Summary
The appellant company suspected that pre-recorded cassettes being imported into India en route to Nepal were unauthorized reproductions of its copyrighted records. The High Court Division Bench held there was no 'importation' because the goods were destined for Nepal, but the Supreme Court ruled that 'import' includes transit across the country. Consequently, the judgment of the Division Bench was set aside.
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