SC asks Censor Board, Centre to respond to Amol Palekar's censorship plea

Palekar sought relaxations in censorship rules by means of removal of pre-censorship of movies

Bollywood actor Amol Palekar
Bollywood actor Amol Palekar address during B V Karanths' memorial lecture programme in Bhopal.
ANI New Delhi
Last Updated : Apr 17 2017 | 8:56 PM IST

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The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) asking both to file a reply on noted actor and filmmaker Amol Palekar's plea.

Palekar had moved the apex court seeking certain relaxations in censorship rules by means of removal of pre-censorship of movies.

A notice has been issued to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry and the censor board, based on the PIL, in order to relax the pre-censorship seen on Indian films.
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First Published: Apr 17 2017 | 8:56 PM IST

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