Today, On 25th February, The Supreme Court dismissed a plea by the Vishwa Yadav Parishad chief to ban the film ‘Yadav Ji ki Love Story’. The Bench asked, “Is Hindu girl marrying Muslim boy destroying the national fabric?”, rejecting the censorship demand.
The Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed by the chief of Vishwa Yadav Parishad, seeking to ban the film ‘Yadav Ji ki Love Story.’
The petition argued that the title perpetuates an offensive stereotype against the Yadav community.
However, a Bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan rejected this argument.
The petitioner also claimed that the film portrays a Hindu girl from the Yadav community falling in love with a Muslim man.
In response, the Bench asked,
“Is Hindu girl marrying Muslim boy destroying the national fabric?”
The Court ruled that the movie’s title does not contain any adjectives or terms that cast the Yadav community in a negative light.
The Bench stated,
“We have perused the material on record. The main grievance is that the name of the forthcoming film reflects the Yadav community in bad light in the society. Therefore the contention is that the name of the film is to be changed. We fail to understand as to how the title of a film can reflect the community in bad light. The title of the film nowhere has any adjective or any word that portrays the Yadav community in bad light. The apprehensions are wholly unfounded,”
Distinguishing this case from a recent ruling concerning the film ‘Ghooskhor Pandat,’ the Court noted,
“We would like to distinguish our order in Ghooskhor Pandat. The expression ghooskhor in English means corrupt. Therefore a negative meaning was being attached to the community. In the instant case no such negativity is attached to the Yadav community. Neither of the reasonable restrictions under 19(2) are attracted. The name in no way portrays the Yadav community in bad light or any negative way. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed.”
The petitioner’s counsel argued that the movie claims to be based on a true story.
The Bench responded,
“In Bandit Queen movie, they said Gujjar community was shown in poor light. This court said ‘no.'”
The counsel requested a reconsideration if the movie caused any offense after its release.
The Bench replied,
“Have a thick skin. It is fiction. In one week it will all be over. No one is going to theatres these days. Everyone is watching on phone,”
The Bench dismissed the petition.
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