Overview

• A bench led by Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi deferred proceedings to July 21, keeping the Delhi High Court’s interim stay on the film’s release intact.
• The court directed the Section 6 committee under the Cinematograph Act to hear all objections and decide promptly on the CBFC’s certification.
• Both the producers’ appeal against the Delhi HC stay and accused Mohammed Javed’s plea over fair-trial rights will be taken up together at the next hearing.
• The Delhi High Court had stayed the July 11 release pending the Centre’s review of revision petitions filed by Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind on communal harmony and trial-prejudice grounds.
• ‘Udaipur Files’ received CBFC clearance after 55 cuts but remains blocked as legal challenges question its potential impact on public order and the ongoing NIA trial.