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 and not a real one. The court dismissed a petition claiming the film was contemptuous, emphasizing that the Central Board of Film Certification had not found any issues with it. The judges noted that while the portrayal of the judicial system may be exaggerated, it should be viewed in the context of Tamil cinema's dramatic style.
- ▪The Madras High Court held that 'Karuppu' does not attract the Contempt of Courts Act.
- ▪The film portrays a fictional court called Seven Wells court, which does not exist.
- ▪The Central Board of Film Certification did not find any contemptuous content in the movie.
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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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