A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar postponed the matter after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, assured the court that the counter affidavit would be filed within two weeks.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday (21st Oct) deferred hearing the petitions challenging the Centre’s ban on the BBC documentary “India: The Modi Question” to January 2025, as the Centre’s counter affidavit is yet to be submitted.
A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar postponed the matter after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, assured the court that the counter affidavit would be filed within two weeks.
The two-part documentary, centered on the 2002 Gujarat riots, was initially scheduled for broadcast in January 2023. However, the Centre prohibited its release in India and ordered the removal of multiple YouTube videos and Twitter (now X) posts containing links to the film.
The Ministry of External Affairs labeled the documentary a “propaganda piece” that “lacked objectivity” and exhibited “a colonial mindset.”
In a statement, the government emphasized that blocking the documentary across all social media platforms was necessary and warned that any attempt to screen it would constitute a violation of Intellectual Property Rights.
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