Copyright infringement: Supreme Court allows Puma to withdraw its case

SC said that the matter is still in its nascent stages and that an interim relief has already been given to the sports company

The Supreme Court allowed Puma Sports India Pvt Ltd to withdraw its case challenging copyright infringement complaints against it.

The sports company had filed a petition against an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in which the court had refused to quash a criminal complaint against it for copyright infringement.

Thereafter, the company challenged the order of the high court, which was heard on Wednesday by Justices J K Maheshwari and Hima Kohli.

The Supreme Court said that the matter was still in its nascent stages and that an interim relief has already been given to the sports