Court to take a call on allowing movie today
Hyderabad High Court
Hyderabad: Justice Vilas Afzulpurkar of Hyderabad High Court on Wednesday said that he will hear the plea challenging the action of authorities in permitting a film titled Andhra Pori on Thursday and decide whether an interim order can be granted or not. The judge was dealing with a petition by Veera Raghava Reddy, representing Andhra Association of Telangana contending that after bifurcation of the state, such a title is not proper.
The petitioner said that the word ‘pori’ is derogatory and an objectionable pronunciation to degrade a girl as defined under the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986. He said that the action of the Central Board for Film Certification and the Telangana Film Chamber of Commerce in registering the title and then certifying a film for general viewing is unconstitutional.
The Telugu movie in which Akash, son of noted director Puri Jagannath, is playing a lead role is scheduled to release on June 5. While adjourning the case, the judge said that the arguments could be advanced on Thursday.
CBI probe against minister sought
A PIL has been moved before the Hyderabad High Court by a city-based NGO seeking to order a CBI probe into alleged disproportionate assets of Dr P. Narayana, AP minister and founder of Narayana group of educational institutions. Gareeb Guide, a voluntary organisation of the city, moved the plea stating that the ACB has failed to register a case on a complaint made against the minister with allegations of quid pro quo and disproportionate assets.
The petitioner urged the court to direct the ACB to file a status report with regard to the complaint made against the minister.
Telangana to purchase black jaggery
The Telangana government has assured the Hyderabad High Court that it would take all steps to purchase black jaggery from farmers. A division bench comprising acting Chief Justice Dilip B. Bhosale and Justice S.V. Bhatt was hearing a PIL by one Swamy S.B. Das challenging alleged inaction of the government in implementing Gur (regulation of use) Order, 1968, and for not taking steps to purchase black jaggery under the terms in GO No 87, dated February 16, 2012, by constituting purchase committees.
Counsel for the Telangana government submitted that the state government had constituted the committees and was procuring black jaggery.
He said that the government would constitute the committees before the season every year, and take steps to purchase black jaggery directly from the farmers.
Recording the statement of the government, the bench disposed of the petition.
( Source : dc correspondent )
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