New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with a Delhi High Court ruling that music composer Ilaiyaraaja did not own the copyright in the lyrics and sound recording of the popular song "En Iniya Pon Nilave" from the Tamil film Moodu Pani, holding that the rights in the sound recording vested with music label Saregama.

A bench of justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran declined to entertain Ilaiyaraaja's challenge to the high court's May orders, which had dismissed his pleas against earlier rulings upholding an injunction in favour of Saregama.

The dispute arose after Vels Film International Ltd recreated "En Iniya Pon Nilave" for its film Aghathiyaa, claiming to have obtained the necessary rights from Il...