Suriya-starrer ‘Karuppu’ movie does not attract contempt law: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court ruled that the film 'Karuppu' does not violate the Contempt of Courts Act, as it depicts an imaginary court. The judges emphasized that the portrayal of a corrupt presiding officer in a fictional setting does not warrant a ban. They also noted that the Central Board of Film Certification had not found any contemptuous content in the film.
- ▪The Madras High Court dismissed a petition claiming the film 'Karuppu' violated contempt laws.
- ▪The judges stated that the court depicted in the film is fictional and does not exist in reality.
- ▪The Central Board of Film Certification did not find any issues with the film that would warrant a ban.
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The Madras High Court has held that actor Suriya’s latest flick Karuppu portrays the presiding officer of an imaginary court as corrupt and therefore, it would not attract the provisions of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 warranting a ban on the movie.A Division Bench of Justices G.R. Swaminathan and V. Lakshminarayanan dismissed a writ petition filed by R.S. Tamilvendan of Chennai after observing that the case was a textbook example of some feign outrage and a pretence to take offence on innocuous issues.The judges pointed out that the metropolitan magistrate courts in Chennai were called George Town Courts, Egmore Courts and Saidapet Courts. However, the movie only portrays the presiding officer of a non-existent institution named as Seven Wells court.
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