New Delhi (IANS) | The Supreme Court on Friday asked several questions to the West Bengal government regarding the ban on the film ‘The Kerala Story’. The court said that the film is running peacefully in the rest of the country and there is no reason why it should be banned in the state. Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud and P.S. Narasimha, senior advocate representing the West Bengal government, A.M. Told Singhvi, the film has released in the rest of the country, West Bengal is no different from the country…
Senior advocate Harish Salve, representing the filmmakers, said the film ran in cinema halls for three days in the state.
The Chief Justice said, “If the film can run in other parts of the country, why not in West Bengal?… If the public does not want to see it, it will not.”
The bench said, it has nothing to do with the artistic value of the film, the film may be good, or it may be bad, or irrelevant…
After hearing the arguments, the apex court issued notice to the West Bengal government.
The filmmakers argued that the state government has no right to ban a film that has been certified by the Central Board of Film Certification.
The filmmakers claimed that the state government could not cite law and order to stop the release of the film. They argued that this would violate their fundamental rights.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had announced a ban on the screening of ‘The Kerala Story’ on 8 May. He told the Chief Secretary of West Bengal, H.K. Dwivedi was asked to take necessary steps in this matter.
–IANS
