Supreme Court sought a response to the ‘thug life’ ban to Karnataka issues

The Supreme Court refused to give an immediate hearing on the petition to protect the screening of ‘Thug Life’ in Karnataka. , Photo Credit: File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma

The Supreme Court on Friday demanded the state of Karnataka, which was to respond to a petition to ensure Kamal Haasan’s Tamil film safe and infallible screening. thug Life In the state. A holiday bench headed by Justice PK Mishra was also a petitioner M.K. By Mahesh Reddy, the Advocate was represented by Ethennam Valon, which was to take action against the elements who have issued threats and provoked violence against theaters and film makers.

While issuing notice to the states, the court set the case on Tuesday.

The bench presented to Mr. Wet that a duly CBFC-certified Tamil feature film in theaters in Karnataka was not allowed to screen.

“The so -called sanctions under the threat of violence stems not from any legitimate process but from a deliberate campaign of terror, with a clear threat of arson against the cinema hall, to target linguistic minorities targeting large -scale violence,” Mr. Walon argued.

Earlier this week, the petitioner, a resident of Bangalore, demanded an immediate listing, stating that “fringe elements” were threatening arson against theaters who screen the film.

Mr. Vailon had said that the move to appeal to the apex court was required by the fact that the Karnataka High Court “appeared to prioritize appeasement” in an proceedings seeking judicial protection of free speeches and fundamental rights of expression “.

“Instead of a clear instruction for the state, to prevent illegal dangers and protect the exhibition of a certified film – fundamental to restore law and order – has allegedly focused on whether Mr. Kamal Haasan should apologize to very fringe elements and threaten public order. Tatkal appeal was presented in the Supreme Court as the final guardian of the Constitution.

The petition has questioned the “major failure” of the Government of Karnataka to maintain law and order in the state and protect constitutional freedom.

It said that the “unconstitutional additional judicial sanctions” in Karnataka stems not from any valid process but a deliberate campaign of terror and a chilling call to repeat the previous-fumigation riots.

“This critical condition occurs within a disturbing social context, where fourteenistic elements have targeted linguistic minorities such as Hindi speakers in Bengaluru, which promote an atmosphere of fear, which now directly endangered the constitutional order on the film …” The petition has exposed.