Row over Ram Siya Ke set for resolution, says High Court

Tribune News Service

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Chandigarh, October 15

The controversy regarding exhibition of TV serial “Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush” has apparently been resolved. As a petition challenging the “suspension of exhibition” came up for resumed hearing before the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the state counsel submitted that the impugned order would be open to revocation.

The statement came with a rider. The state counsel added this would be in case one of the petitioners, Swastik Productions Pvt Ltd, was ready and willing to furnish an undertaking to adhere to “corrective measures that have already been taken as regards the previous episodes and even for future telecast.”

The counsel also sought a day’s time to furnish a format of the undertaking to be signed by the petitioners. Taking a note of the developments, Justice Tejinder Singh Dhindsa observed, “Apparently the issue appears to have been resolved.”

The High Court was earlier told that representative of Colours TV channel had apologised and agreed that they required to study proper facts about 'Bhagwan Valmiki' before making a TV serial as it was deeply related with the sentiments of the Valmiki community.

The channel’s representative had also asked for suggestions from the representatives of the community so that all mistakes could be rectified. The note on the minutes of a meeting added it was also decided that representatives of the community would constitute a committee to discuss the issue in detail and would frame a set of guidelines and reliable references, which would be provided to the channel.

The developments took place on a petition challenging the suspension of exhibition of TV serial ‘Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush’. The ban was imposed on CM’s directions.