Organisers of the FD Block Puja in Salt lake are being
threatened with legal action over a decision to use the Harry Potter world as a theme for their pandal - they face being sued for Rs 20 lakh. Today they received summons from Delhi High Court asking for them to appear in court to explain their decision. The pandal is a Hogwarts replica and as such a case has been filed against them by J.K.Rowling. They will appear in court on October 12th.
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“They have asked us to explain why we decided on the theme without taking permission from the copyright holders. They have even asked for a compensation of Rs 20 lakh,” said Mr Hiranmoy Roychoudhury, president of the FD Block Puja Association. The association as well as other respondents have decided to go to New Delhi and apologise before the court. “This is not being done for any commercial purpose,” he said.