SC refuses to entertain plea against movie 'Hamare Baarah', permits withdrawal of petition
Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea challenging certain alleged controversial dialogues and scenes in Annu Kapoor-starrer movie 'Hamare Baarah'. The Bombay High Court had on June 19 allowed the release of the movie after its makers agreed to delete certain objectionable portions.
The matter came up for hearing on Friday before a vacation bench of justices Vikram Nath and S V N Bhatti, which allowed the petitioner to withdraw the plea.
«By this writ petition, I have challenged certain controversial dialogues and scenes in the picture,» the counsel appearing for the petitioner said.
The top court said a similar petition had come up before it last week.
It said the Bombay High Court has allowed the release of the movie and the petitioner can challenge that order.
«The high court has examined it and thereafter, the high court has allowed the movie to be screened. Now, if you are still aggrieved, challenge it,» the bench said.
The petitioner's counsel said he had filed the plea in the apex court on June 7 but it could not be listed earlier.
«We are not inclined to hear this matter on merits today,» the bench observed.
«Let us follow the procedure which is consistent with our system,» it said, adding the high court had seen the movie and asked for expunging few scenes and dialogues.
«If you seek leave and file an appeal (against high court order), then it would be correct for this court to examine your independent grounds… ,» the bench said.
The counsel then urged the bench that he be allowed to
