HC refuses to stay telecast of film 'Race 2' on TV channel

The Delhi High Court today refused to stay the telecast of Saif Ali Khan-starrer Bollywood film 'Race 2' on coming Sunday by a leading entertainment channel on a PIL against alleged exhibition of nudity and vulgarity in the movie.
A bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Jayant Nath dismissed an application filed by a social worker Teena Sharma who sought an order to stay the telecast of the movie on May 12 at 1pm on Zee TV.
The court said in its order that the movie has already been released in theatres a few months earlier and "at this stage, stay does not arise."

Sharma in her plea sought an immediate ban on further screening of the film in movie halls and its telecast on television channels as well besides deletion of "nude" scenes and "vulgar" dialogues before grant of permission to screen it again.
She said the Censor Board and film makers had assured the court that they will not further exhibit the movie on TV channels but they have "disregarded" their own assurance and allowed Zee TV to telecast the film on Sunday.