Bengaluru Court Vacates Stay On Sale Of Kannada Book 'Tippu Nija Kanasugalu'

Addanda C Cariappa, Ayodhya Publications, Rashtrotthana Mudranalaya are the author, publisher and printer of the book written in Kannada language.

In its order dated November 21, the court had said "The Defendant No.1 to 3 and the persons and the agents claiming through or under them are restrained by way of temporary injunction from distributing and also selling including in the on-line platform, the book by name "Tippu Nija Kanasugalu" written in kannada language by the defendant No.1, published by the defendant No.2 and printed by the defendant No.3," said the court.

The court had passed the order in a suit seeking permanent injunction to restrain the defendants from publishing the book. Plaintiff Rafiulla B S in the suit has argued that the entire book contains wrong information without any support or justification from history. The book does not show as to from where he has got the information, as per the plaintiff. The book is published without the knowledge of the history and on his own interpretation of facts, argues the suit.

The court has now posted the suit for further hearing on January 24.

Case Title: Rafiulla B S versus Addanda C Cariappa & Others.

Case NO: OS 7439/2022

Appearance: Advocate Vikyath B for plaintiff.

Senior Counsel Arvinda Kamath, for defendant no.1.

S.Vivekananada, advocate defendant no.2.

L.N.Hegde, Advocate for defendant no.3.

Srinivasa Kudva, Advocate for defendant no.4.