SC declines urgent mentioning against Allahabad HC order summoning makers of 'Adipurush'
Jul 12, 2023
New Delhi [India], July 12 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to hear the urgent mentioning of a plea against an order of the Allahabad High Court, which had directed the makers of the film "Adipurush", a movie based on the Hindu epic Ramayana, to appear before it on July 27.
A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud asked the counsel appearing for the makers of the film to mention it on Thursday.
On June 30, the Allahabad High Court summoned the director Om Raut, producer Bhushan Kumar, and dialogue writer Manoj Muntashir to appear on July 27.
It had told the Central government to constitute a five-member committee to give its view on the film as to whether it had hurt the feelings of the public. The High Court had also directed the government to review the decision of granting of certificate to the movie.
The High Court order had come on separate petitions of Kuldeep Tiwari and Naveen Dhawan seeking a ban on the movie “Adipurush”.
The movie, which draws inspiration from the revered Hindu epic Ramayana, faced heavy criticism post-release.
The film stars Prabhas as Lord Ram, Kriti as Goddess Sita, Sunny Singh as Laxman, and Saif Ali Khan as Ravana, the mythical hydra-headed demon king in the epic.
