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Netflix: No ban on streaming of Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper, Delhi HC rejects petitioner's claims
Netflix: The Delhi High Court has refused to ban the streaming of the Netflix series 'Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper'. The judge has termed the petitioner's claims as baseless.
The Delhi High Court has refused to ban the streaming of the Netflix series 'Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper'. The series was accused of portraying the profession of chartered accountancy in a derogatory manner. However, the court says that it is in the genre of comedy and cannot be considered derogatory to the profession of chartered accountancy.
The High Court issued notice to Netflix and others on a petition filed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and four chartered accountants (CAs), which said that the portrayal of the profession in a derogatory manner is bound to defame the profession. However, after watching the trailer of the web series, Justice Naveen Chawla said that he did not find any prima facie case to grant interim injunction in favor of the plaintiffs at this stage.
Justice Naveen Chawla said, 'In my prima facie view, I do not think that the trailer is in any way referring to the profession of chartered accountancy. It is a series that appears to be more in the genre of comedy and only describes the main character as a topper in the chartered accountancy examination. The judge further said, 'It is neither intended nor can be construed as derogatory to the profession of chartered accountancy or the toppers or rank holders in the examination conducted by the plaintiff number.'
