The Supreme Court on Thursday suspended screening of the film “Hamare Barrah” and said it watched the film's teaser and found it “offensive”.
“We have seen the trailer of the film in the morning and all the offensive dialogues continue in the trailer,” the court said while passing its order.
Pointing out that the teaser was full of “objectionable elements”, the top court took note of allegations that the film insulted the Islamic religion, especially married Muslim women.
A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was hearing a plea challenging the Bombay High Court's order granting the film's release.
The court asked the Bombay High Court to take an early decision on the petition filed by Azhar Basha Tamboli.
Representing the petitioner, advocate Fauzia Shakil said the High Court had lifted the stay on the release of the film through an “unreasonable order”.
“The High Court cannot direct the CBFC to constitute a committee as the CBFC is an interested party in the dispute,” it said, as quoted by news agency PTI.
Earlier this week, Annu Kapoor's 'Hamare Baarah' was also banned in Karnataka.
