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The High Court, hearing an appeal against a payment order of the Appellate Board under the Copyright Act, 1957, upholds the order against Sunrise Records Ltd. Under Section 75, who issues the certificate that makes the High Court's order executable as a decree?

The Registrar of the High Court issues the certificate. Section 75 says the certifying authority depends on who made the order, and for a High Court order passed in appeal against the Appellate Board, the High Court's Registrar certifies it as a decree.

  1. AThe Registrar of the High CourtCorrect
  2. BThe Registrar of Copyrights
  3. CThe Central Government
  4. DThe Magistrate of the area where the party resides

Explanation

Section 75 provides that the certificate is issued by the Registrar of Copyrights, the Appellate Board or the Registrar of the High Court, as the case may be. For a High Court order in appeal, the Registrar of the High Court issues it. The Registrar of Copyrights issues it only for his own orders.

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