SC to hear plea against release of movie ‘The Kerala Story’ on Tuesday
The Hindu
The Supreme Court said it will hear on Tuesday a plea challenging the Kerala High Court order refusing to stay the release of movie ‘The Kerala Story’ which hit theatres on May 5.
The Supreme Court said it will hear on Tuesday a plea challenging the Kerala High Court order refusing to stay the release of movie ‘The Kerala Story' which hit theatres on May 5.
The appeal filed by journalist Qurban Ali was mentioned by senior advocate Kapil Sibal on Monday.
The bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala agreed to list it for hearing today but later said it will be taken up on May 16 due to the scheduled hearing of certain matters before a special bench at 3 pm on Monday.
The senior lawyer said it needed an urgent hearing as the high court has refused to grant an interim stay on the movie's release on May 5.
The high court order was passed after the judges had watched the teaser of the movie.
A bunch of petitions had sought a stay on the movie’s release and even objected to the certification given by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
Ali, in his plea, said that the movie amounted to hate speech as it claimed that nearly 32,000 girls from Kerala were lured to join ISIS by their Muslim friends.
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