SUPER CASSETTS INDUSTRIES LTD. vs MUSIC BROADCAST PVT. LTD.

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether the Copyright Board can issue an interim order under Section 31 of the Copyright Act, 1957, while a complaint is pending. The Court held that the Copyright Board has the authority to grant an interim compulsory licence even when the main complaint regarding the refusal of the copyright owner is under consideration. The Court upheld the Delhi High Court's decision that an interim licence is necessary when there is a dispute over the quantum of the licence fee, thereby reversing the Copyright Board's earlier ruling that it lacked such power.