Overview
- Justice Pranay Verma of the Indore bench dismissed the petition seeking to block Haq, making way for its November 7 theatrical release.
- The court held that the movie is a dramatized work inspired by the Supreme Court’s 1985 ruling and by Jigna Vora’s book, not a biopic of any person.
- Citing legal principles, the order said privacy and reputation do not survive death and information drawn from public judicial records is open to comment.
- The bench noted the film’s CBFC certification and said the petitioner delayed her challenge and had alternative remedies she did not pursue.
- Haq stars Yami Gautam Dhar and Emraan Hashmi, is directed by Suparn S. Varma, and has drawn early positive notices as political reactions also surface.