Supreme Court of India
Indibility Creative Pvt Ltd & Ors. v. Govt of West Bengal & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that there has been an unconstitutional attempt to invade the fundamental rights of the producers, the actors and the audience.
Judgment, page 34
From the headnote
Constitution of India – Arts. 19, 32 – Petitioners p roduced Bengali film titled Bhobishyoter Bhoot, a social and political satire about ghosts – Second petitioner-Director of the film recei ved letter on 11 Feb. 19, four days prior to its scheduled release on 15 eb. 19, from the Joint Commissioner of Police (Intellig ence), Special Branch to arrange prior screening of the film by 12 Feb. 19 , stating that inputs were received “that the contents of the film may hurt public sentiments which may lead to political law and order i ssues” – Responded by second petitioner – First petitioner-Company
Authorities it was built on
- 1989 S. Rangarajan Etc. v. P. Jagjivan Ram & Ors.
- 2006 Director General, Directorate General of Doordarshan and Ors. v. Anand Patwardhan
- 1996 Dr. D.C. Saxena v. Honble the Chief Justice of India
- 2000 Union of India v. K.M. Shankarappa
- 1992 Life Insurance Corpn. of India and Ors. Etc. v. Prof. Manubhai D. Shah Etc. Etc.
- 1994 Gajanan Visheshwar Birjur v. Union of India and Ors.
- 2008 Tamilselvan v. State Rep. by Inspector of Police, Tamil Nadu
Where later benches applied it
- 2024 Nipun Malhotra v. Sony Pictures Films India Private Limited & Ors.
- 2023 Kaushal Kishor v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
- 2022 Aishat Shifa v. The State of Karnataka & Ors
Of those, 3 referred to
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