The Supreme Court of India addressed A. R. Rahman, highlighting Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar and “Veera Raja Veera” from Ponniyin Selvan II, claims. Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi said initial performance alone does not decide authorship and requires examination.
Dhrupad maestro Wasifuddin Dagar has moved the Supreme Court of India against the Delhi High Court’s decision that set aside interim relief in his copyright dispute with composer A. R. Rahman over the song Veera Raja Veera. Dagar claims the song copies the musical structure of Shiva Stuti, composed by the late Junior Dagar Brothers, and argues that the High Court wrongly rejected his authorship and moral rights claims.
