Justice Najmi Waziri asked Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Raj Kumar Hirani, who directed the film, their respective production companies and scriptwriter Abhijat Joshi to appear before joint registrar of the high court on April 16 for recording of evidence in this regard.
"Notice issued. Let them (film makers) say what they have to say in regard to the allegation before joint registrar," the judge said.
The court's notice came on a plea by Kapil Isapuri alleging that Chopra and Hirani, directors of the film, their production companies and scriptwriter Joshi have "stolen the characters, expression of ideas, scenes (sequences) from the novel".
He sought punitive damages of Rs one crore from the makers
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