Overview
- The Indore bench rejected Siddiqua Begum Khan’s petition to block the film, finding no legal basis to restrain its November 7 theatrical release.
- The court accepted that Haq is a fictional dramatization inspired by the 1985 Shah Bano judgment and adapted from Jigna Vora’s book, not a biopic.
- Justice Pranay Verma held that posthumous privacy or reputational rights are not inheritable, quoting that such rights extinguish upon death.
- The order noted the story relies on public records and a CBFC certificate, and it faulted the petitioner for delay and for not first challenging the certificate with the Centre.
- Advance screenings drew endorsements from political and legal figures, renewing public debate on gender justice, personal laws and a Uniform Civil Code.