Overview

• The Delhi High Court stayed the film’s scheduled July 11 release pending the central government’s decision on revision petitions under Section 6 of the Cinematograph Act.
• Petitioners including Mohammed Javed, one of the accused in the Kanhaiya Lal murder case, and Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind argued that the film could incite communal unrest and compromise a fair trial.
• The Central Board of Film Certification had approved the film after 55 excisions of allegedly inflammatory content, but its decision is now under legal challenge.
• The court ordered petitioners to file revision applications within two days and directed the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to decide on interim relief within one week.
• Producer Amit Jani said he will move the Supreme Court to contest the stay and restore the film’s release.