https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308839 Prior certification of a film for public exhibition, after the prescribed process with excisions and disclaimers, weighed against blanket State prohibition based on apprehended public disorder. The Court held at the interim stage that the statutory film-certification scheme and the constitutional protection of freedom of speech and expression required restraint on advance bans, and that the State's proper role was to maintain law and order during exhibition rather than prevent exhibition altogether. The notifications and orders prohibiting the film were stayed, and the States were restrained from issuing similar prohibitory orders. en-us Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 26 Jul 2023 21:09:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308839 Prior certification of a film for public exhibition, after the prescribed process with excisions and disclaimers, weighed against blanket State prohibition based on apprehended public disorder. The Court held at the interim stage that the statutory film-certification scheme and the constitutional protection of freedom of speech and expression required restraint on advance bans, and that the State's proper role was to maintain law and order during exhibition rather than prevent exhibition altogether. The notifications and orders prohibiting the film were stayed, and the States were restrained from issuing similar prohibitory orders. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308839