The article provides a doctrinal analysis of the “moral rights” jurisprudence that started with the Amar Nath Sehgal v Union of India (2005) case and was recently propounded upon in the Raj Rewal v Union of India (2019) judgment of the Delhi High Court. The article argues that the court’s omission in Sehgal to deal with the consequence of “moral rights” on property rights has allowed subsequent benches to dilute the original doctrine.