Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, J.

1. This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, filed as a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), seeks a restraint on the exhibition of the Hindi feature film / movie titled ‘PK’, whether it be in movie theaters or on the television, on the ground of the same hurting the religious sentiments of all the communities and mainly of Hindus and thereby violating the rights of Hindus under Articles 19(2) and 25 of the Constitution of India.

2. It is the case of the petitioner:

(i) that certain sequences of the said feature film show many Hindu Gods and Goddesses in wrong perspective;

(ii) that after the release of the said feature film, due to large scale protests and demonstrations seeking ban on the film, the law and order situation has been affected;

(iii) that the said film makes a mockery of Hindu religion and ways of worship of Hindus;

(iv) that the movie defames and maligns the Hindu culture and religious practices and makes a satire on Hindu Gods and Saints and all of which hurts the religious sentiments of the Hindus;

(v) that the central character of the feature film played by the actor Aamir Khan, is of an alien stranded on earth who has