{"id":50547,"date":"2017-11-16T17:07:45","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T11:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=50547"},"modified":"2017-11-16T17:07:45","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T11:37:45","slug":"sc-dismisses-plea-stay-release-insignificant-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/sc-dismisses-plea-stay-release-insignificant-man","title":{"rendered":"SC dismisses plea to stay release of &#8216;An insignificant man&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_50548\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50548\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/ak.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"50548\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/sc-dismisses-plea-stay-release-insignificant-man\/ak\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/ak.jpg?fit=260%2C173&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"260,173\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ak\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/ak.jpg?fit=260%2C173&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-50548 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/ak.jpg?resize=260%2C173&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SC dismisses plea to stay release of 'An insignificant man'\" width=\"260\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/ak.jpg?w=260&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/ak.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50548\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SC dismisses plea to stay release of &#8216;An insignificant man&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking stay on the nationwide release of the movie &#8216;An insignificant man&#8217;, which the petitioner claimed was based on the life of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.<\/p>\n<p>The movie is set to be released tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said freedom of speech and expression is sacrosanct and it should not be ordinarily interfered with.<\/p>\n<p>The bench also comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud rejected the plea filed by the man.<\/p>\n<p>The counsel appearing for petitioner Nachiketa Walhekar, who had allegedly thrown ink at Kejriwal in 2013, alleged that he has been depicted as a convict in the case despite the fact that the trial in that matter was still pending before a lower court here.<\/p>\n<p>The counsel claimed that the movie has tarnished the image of the petitioner and the court should direct the filmmakers to put a disclaimer that the trial in the ink- throwing case was still pending.<\/p>\n<p>The bench, however, refused to direct the Central Board of Film Certification to stay the release of the movie.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The courts have to be extremely slow to pass any kind of orders in such situations and should allow a creative man to enjoy in writing a drama, philosophy and book of any kind or project it in on celluloid or theatre,&#8221; the bench said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s worthy to mention that Freedom of Speech and Expression is sacrosanct and the said right should not be ordinarily interfered with,&#8221; the apex court said.<\/p>\n<p>( Source &#8211; PTI )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking stay on the nationwide release of the movie &#8216;An insignificant man&#8217;, which the petitioner claimed was based on the life of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. 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