[Fsf-friends] Madras HC (Madurai): Inclusion of 'video pirates'
under goondas act valid
Frederick Noronha (FN)
fred@bytesforall.org
Sat Apr 30 23:23:20 IST 2005
MADRAS HC(MADURAI) :INCLUSION OF `VIDEO PIRATES' UNDER GOONDAS ACT VALID
Source: The Hindu
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Friday held as valid the
inclusion of "video pirates" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous
Activities Act, popularly known as the Goondas Act, by way of an amendment
last year.
Dismissing a habeas corpus petition moved by the father of a person from
Tiruchi, branded as a "video pirate" and detained under the Act, a
Division Bench, comprising Justice P.K. Misra and Justice A.R. Ramalingam,
said the amendment in pith and substance related to preventive detention;
and hence it was valid.
The contention of the petitioner was that the State legislature was not
competent to enact a law concerning copyright, since it was a Central
subject. Pointing out that the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution
distinguished between the subject matter of laws that could be enacted by
Parliament and State legislatures by drawing reference to three different
lists ? the Union list, the State list and the Concurrent list, the
petitioner said copyright fell under entry 49 of the Union list; and
hence, only Parliament could enact a law on the subject.
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