#MadrasHC to hear shortly a plea seeking to ban #TheKeralaStory movie. Bench of Justice AD Jagadish Chandira and Justice C Saravanan to hear the plea by journalist BR Aravindakshan twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
J. Chandira - is the movie in tamil, hindi or malayalam
Adv- It's a multilingual movie you honour. It's made in Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Telulu #TheKeralaStory
J Chandira- Is it a documentary movie or commercial movie? Is it based on facts?
Adv- They have Commercialised the facts. They claim that the movie is based on real events happening in Kerala.
J. Chandira - What happened in Kerala HC.
Aag Ravindran- It's been posted tomorrow… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Adv- They claim that 32000 people have joined ISIS. This is without any evidence. Even the Home Ministry does not have any data of so many people joining the terrorist organisation.
AAG Ravindran - The state is neither in favour of nor against the movie. #TheKeralaStory
AAG Ravindran- The main issue is before the Kerala HC. The Supreme Court has refused relief in similar petitions today #TheKeralaStory
Senior Adv Satish Parasaran appearing for the film says that the CBFC certificate has already been challenged before the Kerala HC. Says the present petition is not maintainable. #TheKeralaStory
J Chandira- Is it based on some empirical data? Any records?
Adv- The Director of the movie has given interviews saying that the movie is based on facts given by the former CM of Kerala. They claim that they are uncovering some truth. #TheKeralaStory
J Chandira- Is there any appellate remedy against certification
Snr Adv Parasaran - There cannot be a ban after CBFC certification. The CBFC cannot personally go and verify data. They can only ensure that there is no mischief. They have suggested cuts and we have complied… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Court asks petitioners why they have approached the court so late
J. Chandira- You have not seen the movie yet. How can you assume that there will be problems. Moreover the Kerala HC is already seized of the matter. #TheKeralaStory
Snr Adv Satish Parasaran - The kerala HC has already asked them to go ahead with the release. How can the movie not be released here alone. How many times will they challenge the movie. First Kerala HC, then Supreme court, then again HC. Let them release the movie #TheKeralaStory
J Chandira- we're dismissing this case sir. The kerala hc and supreme court have already dealt with the issue.
Case dismissed #TheKeralaStory #MadrasHC
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@AimanChishti There is no indication on the case diary that the FIR is politically motivated and based on some false and concocted story. The nature of offences disclosed in the FIR are crime against the society being basically pertaining to outraging of the modesty of woman: High Court
@AimanChishti With regard to the plea of delay, the contents of the FIR show that the unbecoming behaviour on the part of the petitioner towards the victim was complained to the high office bearers of the political party, but despite waiting for some days, the same yielded no response: Court
The Court in its Order dated May 2, 2023, had stated that when the teaser of the film was released as early as 03.11.2022, the petitioner should have moved the court earlier and not right before its release date on 05.05.2023. #KeralaHC #TheKeralaStory
#SupremeCourt hears Centre's application seeking recall of Ritu Chhabaria v UOI.
In Chhabaria, SC held that an incomplete chargesheet filed by investigating agency without completing investigation will not defeat the right of the accused for default bail.
Earlier, the Court had ordered that any application filed before any court seeking default bail on the basis of Chhabaria judgment should be deferred to a date after May 4.
#SupremeCourt to hear PIL involving interpretation of Section 29A of the Representation of People’s Act, 1951 as to whether the ECI is empowered to derecognise political parties formed by convicted persons
Adv Ashwini Upadhyay (petitioner): This is a case under RP Act. There is a vacuum. Presently, a person who is declared unfit, can form a political party and decide who is fight election.
Counsel: Your lordships had said that we can approach the HC to look into urgency of matter and constitute a bench. Bench was constituted by they said they could only take up tomorrow.
Counsel: We went to Chief Justice of Kerala HC and asked him to assign bench today. He expressed the inability. The realease is tomorrow. Penny drops tomorrow. I'm requesting hearing today.