Court seeks censor board''s response on PIL against 'Mohalla Assi'

Lucknow, June 26

The Allahabad High Court sought the censor board's response on a PIL seeking direction against clearance to Sunny Deol-starrer 'Mohalla Assi' on Friday.

The petition, filed by a group of advocates who call themselves 'Hindu Front For Justice', claims the film, a satire starring Sunny Deol, hurt religious sentiment.

Lucknow bench of justices Arun Tandon and Anil Kumar also issued a notice to the central government. The respondents have been given till June 30 to submit their responses. Their replies must also have response on the film’s trailer, which has yet to be approved by the BOFC. The court will now hear the case on June 30

Petitioners claim that the indicate that the movie’s “producer, director and actors have acted in most irresponsible manner and have degraded, as if intentionally, the cultural background of the religious place 'Kashi'” and that they "intentionally tried to tarnish the image of Lord Shiva, Hindu saints and women".

Chandra Prakash Dwivedi, the director, Vinay Tiwari, the producer and actor Sunny Deol have been made respondents in the PIL. — PTI