NEW DELHI

The Supreme Court today refused to stay release of Rajinikanth-starrer film ‘Kaala’ which is scheduled to release on, Thursday, June 7.

A vacation bench comprising Justices AK Goel and Ashok Bhushan refused to entertain a plea by KS Rajashekaran, who sought an injunction against release of the movie.

“Everybody is eagerly waiting for the release of the movie. We don’t want to interfere with its release,” the Supreme Court bench told the counsel appearing for the petitioner.

Rajashekaran claimed that his copyright work was used by the producer without prior permission without prior permission. The top court said if the petitioner is the original copywriter he is entitled to damages, which he should claim from the high court.

The petitioner had approached the Supreme Court against the May 16 order of the Madras High Court which has posted his plea against the release of the movie for hearing on June 16.

Yesterday, Karnataka High Court also directed the state government to provide necessary security for peaceful release of superstar Rajinikanth-starrer ‘ Kaala’, which pro-Kannada outfits had threatened to stall over Rajinikanth’s reported remarks on the Cauvery row.