Mirror Award: Judge's order set aside

BY setting aside an injunction order of a single judge on the Sangita Kalanidhi MS Subbulakshmi mirror award, instituted by "The Hindu" newspaper, a division bench of Madras High Court on Friday cleared the legal barriers to present the award to popular musician TM Krishna.

- R SIVAKUMAR @Chennai

The prestigious award, carrying a cash prize of ₹1 lakh, is set to be conferred on Krishna on January 1 at the Music Academy, according to a press release from the academy.

The division bench of Justices SS Sundar and P Dhanabal passed the orders on the appeals filed by the Music Academy, The Hindu Group (THG) Publishing Private Limited and The Hindu, daily against the single judge's injunction order granted on a civil suit filed by V Shrinivasan, grandson of Subbulakshmi.

Conferment of an award by an Organisation or a Trust in memory of a legend to an individual is a recognition of his achievement and is not prohibited in law.