Supreme Court declines to extend stay on release of ‘Udaipur Files’

The Supreme Court on Friday declined to extend the stay on the release of the Hindi film Udaipur Files, which is reportedly based on the 2022 killing of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal, reported The Indian Express.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi told the petitioners to approach the Delhi High Court to challenge the Union government’s order, which allowed the film to be released with six cuts, according to Live Law.

The film was scheduled to be released on July 11. The Delhi High Court had stayed the release on June 10 and directed the Union government to examine the film’s content.

The Centre recommended that the film should be released with a disclaimer, The Indian Express reported.

“You first go to the High Court, the other side is satisfied with the central government order,” PTI quoted the bench as saying on Friday. “So, please go to the High Court, why waste our time.”

The Supreme Court also clarified that it was not commenting on the merits of the case and said that it was the High Court’s domain. It requested the High Court to take up the matter on Monday.

In June 2022, Lal, a tailor, was killed in Rajasthan’s Udaipur for purportedly sharing a social media post in support of suspended Bharatiya Janata Party Spokesperson Nupur Sharma. She had made disparaging...

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