'The Taj Story' controversy: Delhi HC rejects pleas against Censor Board nod: 'You should’ve done proper research before filing the...'

After garnering several headlines and controversies, Paresh Rawal starrer The Taj Story has hit the screens today. However, we saw petitions being filed against the movie and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), and among them, two were there for seeking a review of the certification granted.

The petitioners filed that the movie is based on “fabricated facts and… a particular propaganda for spreading a manipulated history by showing misinformation”

After the court shared that there is an alternate statutory remedy available to the petitioners — to approach the Central government seeking a review of CBFC’s decision — under Section 6 of the Cinematograph Act, which also empowers the Centre to revoke a previously granted certification for a film, advocates Chetna Gautam and Shakeel Abbas withdrew their petitions.

Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela dismissed the pleas while hearing them. “Counsel for both petitioners have argued that they are not against exhibition of film but only intend that the board may direct the producer to insert a disclaimer that the depiction in the film is not history,” said the bench.

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“Even for history, two historians may have different views — which version is to be treated as correct? These are issues which can’t be decided by us. Whatever you believe to be correct history it may not be held to be correct by others, what is the standard available to the court?” said DK Upadhyaya during hearing.

“Are we super Censor Board?… Try to understand our limitations… Difficulty in such matters is … people get charged, please avoid that… There is a remedy available under the statute as well… That is what happens when you lose your reasoned faculties after getting charged; you should’ve done proper research before filing the petition,” he added.

Talking about _The Taj Story_, it also featured Zakir Hussain, Amruta Khanvilkar, Namit Das, and Sneha Wagh in prominent roles.