Madras High Court Sets Aside Single Judge Order Which Restrained Conferment Of Award In MS Subbulakshmi's Name To TM Krishna

The Madras High Court has set aside a single judge order restrainig The Music Academy and The Hindu group from conferring the Sangita Kalanidhi Award to musical TM Krishna in Late MS Subbulakshmi's name. The bench orally remarked that the late singer's wish was to prevent misuse of her name and might not have necessarily prevent third parties from giving awards in her name. On November 19, Justice G Jayachandran had in an interim order restrained the Music Academy and The Hindu from conferring the “Sangita Kalanidhi M.S.Subbulakshmi Award” to TM Krishna or any other person. The single judge also dismissed the application filed by the Music Academy, challenging the locus of the plaintiff, V Shrinivas who is MS Subbalakmi's grandson.