Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Maharashtra government directing them to file a reply on whether there are possibilities of law and order problems after the release of Prakash Jha's 'Aarakshan' which has landed in a row for its alleged anti-reservation stand.
A division bench of Justices DD Sinha and AR Joshi was hearing a petition filed by two advocates stating that the film is anti-reservation and was likely to cause disharmony in the community.
"The Additional Chief Secretary of State Home department will file a reply regarding possibility of law and order problems after the film is released and if there is any problem, the state government is well-equipped to handle the situation," Justice Sinha ordered.
The reply has to be filed by August 5. Petitioner's lawyer Sanghraj Rupwate argued that Jha, who had on Tuesday claimed that he would not screen the movie to any political party, had earlier agreed to hold a special preview of the movie for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati.
Counsel for Jha, Venkatesh Dhond however refuted this and reiterated that the movie will not be screened for any political party or leader before its release.
Jha had also refuted allegations that the movie was anti-reservation and had in an affidavit said that the movie was based on the commercialisation of education system in present society and was not anti-reservation or Anti-Dalit.
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