Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 517 · Decided 11 April 2019
Indibility Creative PVT LTD & ORS. v. Govt of West Bengal & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 517 · [2019] 5 S.C.R. 679
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 306/2019
- Decided
- 11 April 2019
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, HEMANT GUPTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 19, 32, 19(1)(a)
Headnote
Constitution of India - Arts. 19, 32 - Petitioners produced Bengali film titled Bhobishyoter Bhoot, a social and political satire about ghosts - Second petitioner-Director of the film received letter on 11 Feb. 19, four days prior to its scheduled release on 15 Feb. 19, from of Police (Intelligence), Special Branch to arrange prior screening of the film by 12 Feb. 19, stating that inputs were received "that the contents of the film may hurt public sentiments which may lead to political law and order issues" - Responded by second petitioner
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