New Delhi, May 12 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday sought replies of the West Bengal and Tamil Nadu governments on a plea of the producers of “The Kerala Story” difficult the ban within the two states. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha questioned the West Bengal authorities saying the movie is being screened in the remainder of the nation with none drawback and there seems to be no cause for the ban. “Movie is running in the rest of the country including in states having similar demographic composition and nothing has happened. This has nothing to do with the artistic value of the film. If people do not like the movie, they will not watch the movie,” the bench informed senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, showing for the West Bengal authorities.
Singhvi mentioned in response to intelligence inputs, there could also be a state of affairs of legislation and order drawback and peace amongst totally different communities could also be breached. The bench additionally requested the Tamil Nadu authorities to specify measures taken to supply sufficient safety to theatres screening “The Kerala Story”.
“The state government cannot say that it will look the other way when theatres are attacked and chairs are being burnt,” the bench informed advocate Amit Anand Tiwari, showing for Tamil Nadu authorities, after he submitted that there isn’t any ban on the film.
Senior advocate Harish Salve, showing for producers of the film, mentioned there may be de facto ban in Tamil Nadu as theatres screening the film are being threatened they usually have dropped the screenings. “For West Bengal, we are seeking quashing of the ban order,” he mentioned.
“We are issuing notices to both the states and they may file their response by Wednesday. We will take up the matter on Thursday,” the bench mentioned. “The Kerala Story”, starring Adah Sharma, was launched in cinemas on May 5. Directed by Sudipto Sen, the movie claims girls from Kerala have been compelled to transform to Islam and recruited by the phobia group Islamic State(IS).
