The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea which sought a halt on the release of Hindi film The Kerala Story for promoting hate speech, according to Bar and Bench. The top court said the film has been certified by a board and the matter should be heard by an “appropriate forum”.
The plea was submitted before Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna, who are already hearing a hate-speech case against another film’s certification by the statutory body Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). However, the bench advised the petitioners to first move the high court concerned. It indicated that the matter could also have been mentioned before the Chief Justice of India first.
