“The constitutional right of free expression is powerful medicine in a society as diverse and populous as ours. It is designed and intended to remove governmental restraints from the arena of public discussion, putting the decision as to what views shall be voiced largely into the hands of each of us, in the hope that use of such freedom will ultimately produce a more capable citizenry and more perfect polity and in the belief that no other approach would comport with the premise of individual dignity and choice upon which our political system rests.” [Justice Harlan in Cohen v. California 403 U.S. 15 (1971)] “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to death your right to say it” [Attributed to Voltaire in S.G.Tallentyre, The Friends of Voltaire (1907)]

1. The Petitioner, which has produced a documentary film „Had Anhad? (Bounded-Boundless), challenges in this petition an order dated 28th May 2010 passed by the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal („FCAT?) upholding three of the four excisions ordered by the Central Board of Film Certification („CBFC?) by its order dated 5th November 2009 while granting the film a “V/U” Certificate. The facts in brief

2. The Petiti