Bombay HC refuses to direct Censor Board to issue certificate to 'Emergency' immediately, film to not release on Sept 6
Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to direct CBFC to issue a certificate as the Madhya Pradesh High Court has already ordered the Censor Board to decide the representations made by the Jabalpur Sikh Sangat, which have objected to the film and its Trailer.
Further, the Bombay High Court ordered CBFC to decide the representations made by the Jabalpur Sikh Sangat or anyone else, latest by September 18. The next hearing has been scheduled for September 19.
A division bench of Justices Burgess Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla heard the plea. It went through the order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court after hearing the arguments of senior advocate Venkatesh Dhond appearing for Zee Studios and advocate Abhinav Chandrachud representing the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday disposed of a petition seeking a ban on the movie ‘Emergency' with a direction to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to keep in mind the objections raised by the petitioners.
A division bench headed by the acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva disposed of the petition after CBFC told the court that the film has not yet been cleared for screening.
Jabalpur Sikh Sangat and Sri Guru Singh Sabha of Indore in their petition had sought a ban on the Kangana Ranuat starrer movie on the grounds that the Sikh community the Sikh community has not been portrayed in a good light.
On Tuesday,
