The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking a ban on the release of the Hindi feature film Padmavati..The matter was heard by a Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices DY Chandrachud and AM Khanwilkar..The petitioner, Siddharajsinh Mahavirsinh Chudasama, sought a stay on release of the feature film on the grounds that Rani Padmavati had been depicted in poor light, and that the same was likely to hurt the sentiments of people..Deepika Padukone, who plays the queen, is shown to be doing the Ghoomar dance, and performing thumkas (hip movements), which has hurt the sentiments of the Rajput community, the petition states..Therefore, the petitioner sought a stay on the release of the film and also prayed for the constitution of a committee of “eminent historians and prominent citizens” to check the historical veracity of the depiction of Rani Padmavati..The petition was filed through advocate Somesh Chandra Jha..Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi represented Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali. He was briefed by Bharucha & Partners‘ Abhishek Malhotra and Mahesh Agarwal of Agarwal Law Associates. Senior Advocate Amit Sibal was also briefed, but did not appear in the matter..It was argued by the respondents that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) was yet to grant certification to the film..The Bench then proceeded to observe that since the CBFC has not yet certified the film, the Court has no jurisdiction to entertain this matter as a writ petition under Article 32..It also observed that the CBFC, being an autonomous body, has its own rules to be followed and the Court at this junction has no jurisdiction to entertain this petition..Finally, the Bench in its order stated that the CBFC shall take necessary steps to deal with the matter..Read the petition:.Image taken from YouTube..Note: This article earlier wrongly mentioned Naik Naik & Co as having briefed Dr. Singhvi. The error stands corrected.
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking a ban on the release of the Hindi feature film Padmavati..The matter was heard by a Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices DY Chandrachud and AM Khanwilkar..The petitioner, Siddharajsinh Mahavirsinh Chudasama, sought a stay on release of the feature film on the grounds that Rani Padmavati had been depicted in poor light, and that the same was likely to hurt the sentiments of people..Deepika Padukone, who plays the queen, is shown to be doing the Ghoomar dance, and performing thumkas (hip movements), which has hurt the sentiments of the Rajput community, the petition states..Therefore, the petitioner sought a stay on the release of the film and also prayed for the constitution of a committee of “eminent historians and prominent citizens” to check the historical veracity of the depiction of Rani Padmavati..The petition was filed through advocate Somesh Chandra Jha..Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi represented Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali. He was briefed by Bharucha & Partners‘ Abhishek Malhotra and Mahesh Agarwal of Agarwal Law Associates. Senior Advocate Amit Sibal was also briefed, but did not appear in the matter..It was argued by the respondents that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) was yet to grant certification to the film..The Bench then proceeded to observe that since the CBFC has not yet certified the film, the Court has no jurisdiction to entertain this matter as a writ petition under Article 32..It also observed that the CBFC, being an autonomous body, has its own rules to be followed and the Court at this junction has no jurisdiction to entertain this petition..Finally, the Bench in its order stated that the CBFC shall take necessary steps to deal with the matter..Read the petition:.Image taken from YouTube..Note: This article earlier wrongly mentioned Naik Naik & Co as having briefed Dr. Singhvi. The error stands corrected.
