The Supreme Court on Thursday refused an urgent hearing but agreed to hear next Monday a plea to stay the public screening of Prime Minister Modi’s biopic, on the day it is being released.
Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi had pressed for an immediate hearing on the ground that the release of the biopic will disturb the level-playing field and the ruling party will benefit immensely. If no stay can be granted, the court can at least defer the release of the biopic till the elections are over in May, he pleaded.
Two earlier attempts to get a stay on the release of the Modi biopic have failed in the Bombay High Court and Delhi High Court. The Election Commission had told the Bombay High Court that it had no objection to release of the biopic, which has been cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification, as there is no violation of the model code of conduct.
Meanwhile, the producer of the film, Sandip Ssingh has made the announcement through his twitter handle that the film will not be released on April 5 as scheduled. Rather, it will hit the screen on April 12.
