A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia lamented the falling tolerance for creative work.
The bench was hearing a batch of petitions, one of them being a public interest litigation (PIL) petition seeking the revocation of the film’s certification for screening.
The PIL alleged it hurt Hindu sentiments and distorted sacred texts, but the bench did not find force in the such contentions.
“Why should we interfere under Article 32? Everybody is now touchy on everything. Should we scrutinise everything? Tolerance for films, books these days is going down,” Justice Kaul remarked.
In a brief yet strongly-worded order dismissing the PIL, the bench stressed on cinematic liberties.
“We may hold here that cinematographic depictions play with the original material, to what extent it is permissible a body is there. It is not possible for this court to interfere for each person’s sensibilities under Article 32. These are not matters for this Court to hear and sit in appeal of certification. If anyone is aggrieved by decision of appellate authority they can pursue remedies under law.“
The other pleas were filed by T-Series, the production company behind the movie, challenging orders and proceedings in different High Courts.
The lead petition challenged an Allahabad High Court order summoning the makers of the film after some strong remarks.
Source: Barandbench
