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The Supreme Court connected Wednesday (February 25, 2026) rejected a plea seeking a prohibition oregon a alteration successful the rubric of the upcoming movie "Yadav Ji ki Love Story," saying the sanction does not represent the Yadav assemblage successful a mediocre light.
A Bench comprising Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan rejected the petition filed by the main of the Vishwa Yadav Parishad.
It perused the worldly connected grounds and noted that the main grievance was that the sanction of the movie reflected the Yadav assemblage successful atrocious airy successful the society.
“Therefore, the contention is that the sanction of the movie is to beryllium changed. We neglect to recognize arsenic to however the rubric of a movie tin bespeak the assemblage successful a atrocious light. The rubric of the movie obscurity has immoderate adjective oregon immoderate connection that portrays the Yadav assemblage successful atrocious light,” Justice Nagarathna said.
The Bench termed the apprehensions arsenic “wholly unfounded” and distinguished its earlier bid successful a akin lawsuit related to ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’ successful which it had asked the shaper to alteration the rubric of that movie.
“The look ‘ghooskhor’ successful English means corrupt. Therefore a antagonistic meaning was being attached to the community. In the instant lawsuit nary specified negativity is attached to the Yadav community. Neither of the tenable restrictions nether Article 19(2) (reasonable restrictions to state of code and expression) nether the Constitution are attracted. The sanction successful nary mode portrays the Yadav assemblage successful atrocious airy oregon immoderate antagonistic way. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed,” the bid said.
The petitioner had alleged that the rubric created an violative stereotype against the assemblage and raised concerns implicit the depiction of the pistillate lead.
During the hearing, the counsel for the petitioner argued that portion they bash not reason inter-community marriages, the film’s portrayal of a pistillate was unacceptable.
"A woman cannot beryllium publicised this way," the counsel said, adding that the movie claims to beryllium based connected a existent story.
However, the Bench remained unconvinced, categorising the movie arsenic a enactment of fiction.
