JUDGMENT (Oral)

1. The Petitioner, a person with disability, has filed this writ petition as a Public Interest Litigation being aggrieved by the actions of Respondent No.1 i.e., Sony Pictures Films India Pvt. Ltd., in producing a movie `Aankh Micholi' (`Movie'), in which, allegedly derogatory and discriminatory remarks are made against the Persons with Disabilities (`PwDs').

2. The Petitioner by way of this petition is, inter alia, at prayer (a) seeks a direction to Respondent No.2, Central Board of Film Certification (`CBFC'), to include an expert on the subject matter of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (`RPWD Act') within the Board of Film Certification under Section 3 of the Cinematograph Act, 1952 (`Act of 1952') and advisory panel constituted under Section 5 of said Act. The Petitioner also seeks relief(s) against Respondent No.1 including the relief of punitive damages to any charitable organization that support PwDs and a public apology.

3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner states that Respondent No.1 in its Movie has portrayed several characters suffering from physical disability as stooge and anomalous to common people. He states that the Movie includes sce