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India · Moral rights

Amar Nath Sehgal: the removal of a public mural

Decision date · 21 February 2005

Context photograph: Vigyan Bhavan, the venue for Amar Nath Sehgal’s mural in New Delhi.
Context photograph: Vigyan Bhavan, the venue for Amar Nath Sehgal’s mural in New Delhi. Sumita Roy Dutta · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized

The dispute

A sculptor challenged the removal and treatment of his bronze mural commissioned for Vigyan Bhavan.

The decision

The High Court found a violation of the artist’s moral rights and ordered relief including return of the mural remnants and damages.

Sources

Delhi High Court · CS(OS) 2074/1992

Delhi High Court judgment

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