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Madhya Pradesh High Court
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The film “Emergency” is set during the 1984 Emergency under former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and contains scenes violating the Sikh community’s fundamental rights and potentially leading to discrimination and wrongful labelling of young Sikh children who wear turbans as ‘Khalistanis’.

Bombay High Court
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The petitioners submitted that the film “Hamare Baarah” portrays lives of married Muslim women to have no independent rights as individuals in society owing to “Aayat 223”, a verse in the Quran which in his view is entirely wrong and a misreading of the verse.

telangana high court
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“The freedom of expression is a fundamental right in a democratic society which is governed by a rule of law. The producer of the film has a fundamental right under Article 19 of the Constitution which permits him to allude to true incidents with his perspective.”