
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today agreed to hear the plea of producers of controversial Bollywood movie Padmavaat against the ban imposed on its release by various state governments.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices
A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud considered the submission
of the counsel of the producer that the matter be heard
urgently in view of the ban on its release by various state
governments.
Rajasthan, Haryana, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh have
banned the movie citing law and order issues.
The movie is scheduled to be released on January 25.
PTI