Although the lawyer had argued that the petition would become infructuous if it were heard on November 1, the bench paid little attention to her argument.
Several movies have been boycotted as a result of the boycott culture, but many more are being taken to court for having inappropriate material. After the Thank God trailer went viral, many Hindus believed the movie made fun of their faith and culture. The actors Ajay Devgn and Sidharth Malhotra feature in the movie. Some of them found it offensive and complained about the movie’s content in a petition. The Shri Chitragupta Welfare Trust was one of them and said that the movie was disrespectful and made inappropriate references about “God.” They went to the Supreme Court and asked for a delay in the film’s distribution, but the Supreme Court declined to hear their case.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to grant an urgent listing to the petition submitted by the Chitragupta Welfare Trust to stop the October 25 distribution of the Bollywood film Thank God, which stars Ajay Devgan. A panel of CJI UU Lalit and Justice Bela M Trivedi rejected the urgent listing and scheduled the matter for November 1, 2022.
Although the lawyer had argued that the petition would become infructuous if it were heard on November 1, the bench paid little attention to her argument. The distribution of the film, according to the petition, violated Articles 14 and 25 and called for the removal of the trailers and posters from YouTube and other online sites.
The appeal continued, “By creating and disseminating the aforementioned movie, the defendants are infringing and violating basic rights and the religious sensibilities of the petitioner, including other Kayastha people in the nation.”
