Under Section 31 of the Copyright Act, 1957, after the Commercial Court directs the Registrar of…

Section 31(1) of the Copyright Act, 1957 requires the Registrar to grant the licence "to such person or persons who, in the opinion of the Commercial Court, is or are qualified to do so in accordance with the directions of the Commercial Court, on payment of such fee as may be prescribed" (before the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021, the Appellate Board). The fee must be paid, and the licence goes to the qualified person, not to Government or a copyright society.