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Not Karnataka High Court's role to demand apology: Top court slams Thug Life ban
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice in the case concerning the ban on the release of Kamal Haasan's Tamil film Thug Life in Karnataka, criticising groups that threatened to ban the film's release over controversial remarks allegedly made by the court said the rule of law cannot be held hostage to mob threats and warned that "groups of hooligans" cannot be allowed to decide what gets screened in someone has made a statement, you counter it with another statement. You cannot threaten to burn down theatres,' the bench remarked.
It added that the people of Karnataka are free to disagree with Haasan, but fundamental rights must be protected.'If enlightened people of Karnataka and Bengaluru believe his statement was wrong, they can issue a statement saying so. Why threaten to burn down cinemas?'The Suprene Court transferred the plea filed by the film's producer from the Karnataka High Court to itself and asked the state government to file its reply. It questioned the role of the High Court, especially over suggestions that the actor apologise to resolve the issue.'There is something wrong with the system when one person makes a statement and everyone gets involved. Why should the High Court say 'express an apology'? That is not its role,' the court emphasised that once a film is cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), it must be allowed to be released. 'People can choose not to watch it. But we cannot allow threats and intimidation to decide if a film gets released,' the court court also quoted past judgements, including the Bombay High Court verdict in the Mi Nathuram Boltoy play case, and the Imran Pratapgarhi ruling, to support the argument that differing views must be allowed in a its role, the court said: 'We are the custodians of the rule of law. That is what the Supreme Court is for.'Tune InTrending Reel
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