PADMAAVAT GETS A SUPREME TREAT AS SC CLEARS OUT THE BAN IN INDIA FOR IT'S RELEASE Paadmaavat By Team Bollyy 18 Jan 2018 | Updated On 18 Jan 2018 06:57 IST in Latest Trending New Update Follow Us Share As we reported earlier that six states including Rajasthan, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Uttrakhand banned Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat. After that the producers of the film had moved to the apex court, opposing the ban imposed on its screening by different state governments. Now according to the latest reports, a bench of the SC headed by chief justice Dipak Misra suspends the ban imposed by 4 states and also said that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) was the only statutory body that could take a ban decision. If states are banning a film, then it is destroying federal structure. It is a serious matter. If somebody has a problem,then he or she can approach appellate tribunal for relief. State can't touch the content of a film: Harish Salve representing producers of #Padmaavat in SC— ANI (@ANI) January 18, 2018 Supreme Court stays notification by Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat, grants green signal to release of the film #Padmaavat. pic.twitter.com/Aqsi4x9meX— ANI (@ANI) January 18, 2018 Earlier, governments of Haryana, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand have declared that they will not allow screening of the Padmaavat in their states. After the Supreme Court has cleared Sanjay Leela Bhanshali’s controversial film, now Padmaavat is all set for the worldwide release on January 25 in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil languages and will be the first Indian film to get a global IMAX 3D release. #Deepika Padukone #Bollywood #Shahid Kapoor #Sanjay Leela Bhansali #Bollywood Celebrities #Viacom18 Motion Pictures #Paadmavat Related Articles Advertisment Latest Stories Read the Next Article