SC asks Centre and makers for response on Mirzapur plea
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Petitioners say net collection has ‘completely tarnished’ the picture of the place by exhibiting it as a ‘city of goons’
The Supreme Court on Thursday requested the Centre, Amazon Prime Video and Excel Entertainment Private Limited to answer a plea that the net collection Mirzapur had “completely tarnished” the historic and cultural picture of the place by exhibiting it as a “city of goons”.
A Bench headed by Chief Justice Sharad A. Bobde issued notices on the plea, which alleged that exhibiting “shameless things” within the title of Mirzapur was an insult to the wealthy tradition of town. The petitioner, Mirzapur-resident Sujeet Kumar Singh, mentioned he has filed the plea to guard the “historical and cultural value” of Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh.
“Mirzapur had rich cultural value but in 2018, Excel Entertainment has launched a web series named Mirzapur of nine episodes in which they have shown Mirzapur a city of goons and adulteress,” the plea mentioned.
“By showing such ridiculous and shameless things on the name of a city/district is the insult of approximately 30 lakh population and rich culture of Mirzapur,” it mentioned.
During the listening to performed by means of video-conferencing, the counsel showing for the petitioner instructed the Bench that the plea has turn into infructuous as the net collection had already been telecast.
However, the Bench mentioned it was issuing notices on the plea.
The second season of the net collection was launched final yr.
“Such movies and web series are clear violation of the dictum of the Supreme Court to block the publication or transmission of obscene material in any electronic form,” it mentioned.
The petition mentioned the net collection was stuffed with “nudity, vulgarity and abusive language”.
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