Indu Sarkar gets Supreme Court's nod, to release tomorrow

The apex court dismissed a plea of a woman, who claimed to be Sanjay Gandhi's biological daughter

The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the decks for the release of Bollywood movie 'Indu Sarkar' tomorrow by dismissing a plea of a woman, who claimed to be the biological daughter of late Sanjay Gandhi, for a stay on its screening.

A three-judge bench, headed by Justice Dipak Misra, said that the Madhur Bhandarkar-directed movie, which was based on the 1975-1977 Emergency period, was an "artistic expression" within the parameters of the law and there was no justification to stall its scheduled release tomorrow.

Bhandarkar's counsel told the bench, also comprising justices Amitava Roy and A M Khanwilkar,