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Kabir is aggrieved by a final order of the Registrar of Copyrights requiring him to pay money to Ritu. He wants to challenge the order. As per Section 72 as currently in force, what is the correct course?

Kabir should appeal to the High Court within three months from the date of the order, excluding the time taken to get a certified copy. Section 72 provides this remedy against final decisions or orders of the Registrar of Copyrights.

  1. AAppeal to the High Court within three months of the order, excluding time taken to obtain a certified copyCorrect
  2. BAppeal to the Commercial Court within thirty days of the order
  3. CAppeal to a Magistrate within three months of the order
  4. DAppeal to the Central Government within sixty days

Explanation

Section 72(1) gives an appeal to the High Court within three months from the date of the order, and Section 72(4) excludes the time taken in obtaining a certified copy. The thirty-day Magistrate appeal in Section 71 concerns orders under sections 64(2) and 66, not Registrar orders.

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