THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECTION TO THE RESPONDENT NO.4, TO CANCEL THE CERTIFICATE GRANTED TO RESPONDENT NO. 1 TO 3 THE SCREENING OF THE FILM DHURANDHAR 2, HINDI MOVIE WHICH IS ALSO DUBBED AND RELEASED IN ALL SOUTH INDIAN LANGUAGES IN DIFFERENT STATES BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 TO 3 AND SUB DISTRIBUTORS AND OTHER THAN THIS IF IT IS DUBBED TO ANY OTHER INDIAN LANGUAGES AND OTT, ALL THE SCREENING HAS TO BE STAYED IN THE COUNTRY UNTIL THE DISPOSAL OF THIS CASE.

THIS WRIT PETITION HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR ORDERS ON 08/04/2026, COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA

CAV O R D E R

This writ petition is filed seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus to direct respondent No.4-Central Board of Film Certification to cancel certification granted to the Hindi movie ‘Dhurandhar-2’ and to restrain its screening across platforms, alleging that the said movie is plagiarized version of the petitioner's original story/script.

Brief facts:

2. The petitioner claims to be a film writer, director and producer, who has authored an original script titled ‘D-S