The Supreme Court will hear on May 15 a plea against
the Kerala High Court order refusing to stay the release of the controversial
multilingual film "The Kerala Story".
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal on Tuesday mentioned the
matter for urgent listing before a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y
Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha.
When the bench inquired whether the high court has
passed an order in the matter, Sibal said it has refused to stay the release of
film.
"We will keep it on Monday (May 15)," the
bench said.
On May 5, the high court refused to stay the release
of the movie and said the trailer does not contain anything offensive to any
particular community as a whole.
The high court noted the producers' submission that
they do not intend to retain an "offending teaser" which contained a
statement that "32,000 women" from Kerala were converted and joined a
terrorist organisation.
It said the Central Board of Film Certification
(CBFC) has examined the movie and found it suitable for public exhibition.
The high court also noted that the producers have
published a disclaimer along with the movie which specifically says it is
fictionalised and a dramatised version of events and that the film doesn't
claim accuracy or factuality of historic events.
"The Kerala Story" starring Adah Sharma
was released in cinemas on Friday.