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SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA, ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI
Alluri Sowmya – Appellant
Versus
Govt. of India – Respondent
ORDER :
Satish Chandra Sharma, J.
1. The present public interest litigation has been filed by the petitioner, who is claiming herself to be a young student, being aggrieved by the release of a movie in the name and style of “RRR”.
2. The contention of the petitioner is that the movie has been produced by D.V.V. Entertainments and it relates to one Martyr Alluri Seeta Rama Raju and it projects that he was under the employment of the British Government as a Police Officer. He has been shown in the uniform of Police Officer. The petitioner’s contention is that the image of the freedom fighter is being tarnished by the moviemakers by projecting incorrect things about him and in those circumstances, the following prayer has been made by the petitioner :-
The importance of exhausting statutory remedies and the powers of the Central Government under the Cinematograph Act, 1952 to suspend the exhibition of any film.
Point of Law : Once film is granted certificate by competent statutory authority, i.e. Board, producer or distributor of the film has every right to exhibit film in a hall unless, of course, said cer....
The court's decision emphasized the limited scope of intervention under Article 226 of the Constitution of India in film certification matters and highlighted the availability of remedies under the C....
The Court held that the Revising Committee is required to assign reasons while granting 'U' certificate to a film with excisions and that no reasons were assigned by the Revising Committee in this ca....
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