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2021 DIGILAW 122 (MP)

Aditya Tiwari v. State of Madhya Pradesh

2021-02-08

MOHAMMAD RAFIQ, VIJAY KUMAR SHUKLA

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JUDGMENT : Heard through Video Conferencing 1. The petitioner has filed the present writ petition for issuance of a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to stop streaming of "Tandav" web series from the OTT platform of the Respondent No. 3 and also requiring the Respondents No. 1 and 2 to take appropriate legal steps against the action of the other respondents and formulate Rules to bring all OTT platforms under the censorship laws. 2. Shri Swapnil Ganguly, learned Dy. Advocate General, at the outset submitted that similar writ petition bearing W.P. No. 189/2021 titled as Sandeep Garg Vs. Union of India and 4 others has not been entertained by the Allahabad High Court. Learned counsel for the petitioner in that case, after arguing the matter for sometime, prayed for withdrawal of the writ petition with liberty to raise his grievance before the appropriate authority under the law. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner in the course of arguments did not dispute the fact that some of the objectionable contents of the web-series have already been removed and the makers of the web-series have tendered unconditional apology, but stated that there are still many objectionable parts in the web-series which have not been removed. 4. Having regard to the fact and circumstance of the case, this Court is not persuaded to issue the writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to formulate the Rules as prayed for. Instead of entertaining the writ petition, the petitioner is set at liberty to approach the appropriate authority under the law for redressal of his grievances. 5. With the aforesaid liberty, this writ petition is disposed of.