Salman Khan may face fresh legal trouble over Khan market

December 30, 2015

salmanNew Delhi, Dec 30: It was an effective publicity move when Salman Khan launched the web portal khanmarketonline on December 26, calling it a gift for his fans on his birthday on December 27. The strategy though has already created a possible legal tangle for the actor with Khan Market Traders’ Association of Delhi objecting to the name.

Association president Sanjiv Mehra alleged that the Bollywood star is trying to gain “mileage out of Khan market’s popularity”. Speaking to Hindustan Times, Mehra said, “We are an internationally recognised market established in 1950. Salman Khan is neither part of the market, nor has he approached anyone here. He cannot use the name.”

Refuting rumours that he wants to take legal action against the Dabangg star, Mehra said that he plans to send a request to Salman Khan, asking him to change the name of his portal. “Salman Khan is a brand, it (the portal) could be named salmankhanmarketonline. Why use a brand that is already there? Salman is an entity agreed, then let him use his own credentials. Why should he take mileage out of Khan market’s publicity? Salman asks people to be human; he should just be one and volunteer to change his portal,” he said.

Asked if he would take a legal step, Mehra said, “I will discuss it with my legal team.”

Mehra also invited Salman to hire or buy a shop in Khan Market, as he will then be a part of the association. “We can then discuss whether he can use the name,” Mehra said.

So, what happens if Salman refuses to budge and Mehra is forced to look for a legal solution?

Supreme Court advocate Jitendra Mohan Sharma believes there is a fighting chance. “On principle, Khan market is an older entity and Salman Khan is a brand in himself but Khan market is also an established name. Being an older brand is a point Khan market can bank upon. Dominant principle would apply – which one is older and more popular,” Sharma said. However, equity and brand value could tip the scales. “Khan does not carry anything as it is a surname. It holds no weightage in copyrights issues. How it is to be balanced is for the two sides to agree upon. Equities will also have to be considered as to how much is at stake.”

A sessions court judge however disagrees. Speaking on the terms of anonymity, he said, “Anyone can use a name if it is not registered yet. Khan market per se can be anywhere in the country. There is no legal barrier standing on the way. Now if Bengali Market says it represents only Bengalis, you won’t find defence personnel in Defence Colony. So these are misnomers.”

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June 14,2020

Chennai, Jun 14: Tamil Nadu Police has recovered about 100 bottles of liquor from the car of actor Ramya Krishnan, who had starred in movies like Bahubali, Padaiappa and others.

According to the police, the actor was traveling in the car at the time on the East Coast Road (ECR) where they were carrying out vehicle checks on Thursday.

The police found about 100 liquor bottles in the car boot and when queried Ramya Krishnan said she was unaware of the bottles.

Later the police confiscated the bottles and arrested the driver Selvakumar who said the liquor was bought at the Tamil Nadu government-run liquor shop.

The government has not allowed the opening of the Tasmac shops in Chennai.

Another driver came and drove the actor back to Chennai.

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April 4,2020

New Delhi, April 4: Extending a helping hand to curb the spread of coronavirus, superstar Shah Rukh Khan and wife Gauri Khan have offered their personal office space in Mumbai for quarantine purpose for children, elderly and women.

The information was tweeted by the official Twitter handle of BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) on Saturday that thanked the couple for the gesture.

"Stronger together. We thank Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan for offering their 4-storey personal office space to help expand our quarantine capacity equipped with essentials for quarantined children, women and elderly, Indeed a thoughtful and timely gesture!" the tweet read.

Earlier the 54-year-old superstar and his group companies had pledged to donate to a number of relief funds, including the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM-CARES) fund and the Maharashtra Chief Minister's Relief Fund to combat the coronavirus.

The 'Devdas' actor had taken to Twitter on Thursday and shared that his companies -- Kolkata Knight Riders, Red Chillies Entertainment, Meer Foundation, and Red Chillies VFX -- are taking several initiatives to support the relief efforts.

The Padma Shri awardee also announced that his initial efforts will be focused on three cities -- Mumbai, Kolkata and New Delhi, "with the realisation that this is a start and we stand ready to contribute in whichever way possible going forward".

Meanwhile, India's tally of coronavirus positive cases rose to 2,902, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday.

Out of 2,902 cases, 2,650 are active cases and 184 have been cured or discharged or have migrated. The total number of deaths reported due to the disease rose to 68 on Saturday.

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January 4,2020

Mumbai, Jan 4: After the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur constituted a panel to decide whether legendary poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz's poem 'Hum Dekhenge' is offensive to Hindu sentiments, filmmaker Shoojit Sircar had a cryptic take on the burning controversy.

"Best time for the rich & small businesses to make money as most of the population are engaged with a revolutionary poet named Faiz," Sircar said in a tweet.

The poem, penned down by the iconic poet in 1979, came into limelight again recently during the protests against CAA and NRC in IIT Kanpur.

Earlier on Thursday, senior lyricist Javed Akhtar rejected the claims about the poem being 'anti-Hindu'.

IIT Kanpur on Thursday had set up a committee to look into the issue.

The move came after a complaint that the students who took out a peaceful march in the campus on December 17 against the Citizenship Amendment Act and in solidarity with Jamia Millia Islamia students, sung it as a mark of protest, which hurt the sentiments of other communities.

The CAA grants citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Buddhists and Christians who faced religious persecution in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh and came to India on or before December 31, 2014.

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