Punjab and Andhra Pradesh today informed the Supreme Court that there was no longer any ban on the release of Bollywood film “Aarakshan” in the two states, while the court issued a notice to Uttar Pradesh on a petition filed by producer Prakash Jha seeking a stay on the restrictions against his Rs 65-crore production.
rguing before a Bench comprising Justices MK Sharma and AR Dave, senior counsel Harish Salve contended that the state governments could ban any film, citing law and order problem as a reason, only after the release.
This legal position had been clarified by the judiciary in the case relating to another Bollywood film “Jodha Akbar”, he said.
The Bench passed an order recording the statements of Punjab and AP that “they have withdrawn the orders of restrictions” and directing them to file their affidavits in this regard within three days.
