The Delhi High Court refused a petition against the release of a Bollywood movie based on the assassination of Indira Gandhi and 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The Court said that the plea was “badly drafted” and the CBFC was not approached.
A bench comprising of CJ. G.Rohini and J. Sangita Dhingra Sehgal told the petitioner that they should have approached the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) first. The Bench also said, “This a very badly drafted writ petition. This cannot be a Public Interest Litigation. CBFC has not been informed about this. There are no proper pleadings and necessary parties have been made the respondents.” The Bench also added, “You should have approached the CBFC first. There should have been some diligent efforts. You can file a better writ petition. We cannot hear this writ petition.”
The legal representatives of the petitioner told the Bench to hear the matter as the movie “31st October” is going to hit the theaters on 7th October.
The petitioner, Ajay Katara claimed that the trailers, posters and banners of the film is against the ideology of the oldest political party of the nation.
Apart from seeking the blocking of the release of the film, the plea was also made for the deletion of some “offensive scenes” in the film.
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