The Supreme Court on 21 July, Friday stayed orders and proceedings in various High Courts against the makers of the Bollywood film, Adipurush, as per a report by Bar and Bench.
In continuation of the report, a bench of Justices S K Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia said the film has got a certificate from the censor board and it would not be right for this court to interfere.
The bench said:
"Why should we interfere under Article 32 of the Constitution of India? Everybody is now touchy on everything. Every time you come to the Supreme Court. Should we scrutinise everything? The level of tolerance for films, books these days going down.”
As per the report, the bench was hearing a on various petitions, one of them being a public interest litigation (PIL) petition seeking to revoke the film's certification for screening. The PIL alleged that it has hurt Hindu sentiments and distorted sacred texts. The court dismissed the PIL.
Moreover, the Allahabad High Court's order, calling for the personal appearance of the filmmakers was also stayed.
Adipurush released on 16 June and came under fire for its controversial dialogues.
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