https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187801 The Supreme Court held that the Copyright Board does not have the authority to grant interim compulsory licenses under Section 31 of the Copyright Act, 1957. The Court emphasized that statutory bodies, like the Copyright Board, can only exercise powers explicitly granted by their governing statutes and cannot imply powers beyond what is provided for in the law. The Court set aside the Delhi High Court's decision, ruling that granting interim compulsory licenses would effectively amount to providing final relief at an interim stage, which is impermissible under the law. en-us Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 16 Apr 2018 12:18:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187801 The Supreme Court held that the Copyright Board does not have the authority to grant interim compulsory licenses under Section 31 of the Copyright Act, 1957. The Court emphasized that statutory bodies, like the Copyright Board, can only exercise powers explicitly granted by their governing statutes and cannot imply powers beyond what is provided for in the law. The Court set aside the Delhi High Court's decision, ruling that granting interim compulsory licenses would effectively amount to providing final relief at an interim stage, which is impermissible under the law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187801