PTI, NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW: The Supreme Court today refused to stay the release of Deepika Padukone starrer ‘Padmavati’ over which the Allahabad High Court also declined to entertain a plea seeking a ban of the Bollywood film. The Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed period drama, which also starred Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor, in lead roles is due to be released on December 1.
An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra refused to entertain a plea seeking a stay of the release of the film after it enquired at the outset as to whether or not the Censor Board has issued the certification.
“Has the film been placed before the Censor Board? Has the Censor Board certified the film,” the bench, which also comprised Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, asked from the counsel for petitioners. On being intimated that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) was yet to certify the movie, the bench said, “this court should not exercise its writ jurisdiction in such situation”.
