Bombay High Court rejects CBFC's objections to 'Inn Galiyon Mein', says board exceeded guidelines
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has dismissed several objections raised by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) regarding scenes and dialogues in the film Inn Galiyon Mein, stating that the board was "stretching its own guidelines a bit too much."
The film’s director, Vinod Kumar, had challenged the CBFC’s suggested modifications, which included excisions, insertions, and deletions. One of the primary objections was over a scene depicting a flag being trampled. CBFC’s counsel, Advocate Vinit Jain, argued that such visuals should not be allowed, asserting that “a flag of any nature ought not to be treated in such an insulting manner.”
However, Justice Manish Pitale dismissed the concern, agreeing with the petitioner’s argument that the flag did not represent any nation or political party. Instead, it belonged to a fictional party in the film, linked to a character inciting communal disharmony, who is ultimately defeated.
“Mere trampling of the flag cannot be said to be objectionable, particularly when it neither represents the flag of a nation nor that of any political party,” the court observed.
The CBFC also sought to remove the phrase "Goli maro salon ko," citing its reference to a neighbouring country. The court found no issue with it, noting that the film portrays those using such language as being defeated by rational characters.
“This court is of the opinion that in the context of the entire film, particularly in the light of the sequence or scenes that lead up to the said dialogue, nothing objectionable is found, and the respondent-CBFC is stretching its own guidelines a bit too much while raising the aforesaid objection,” the order stated.
Similarly, the board objected to the dialogue "Ye desh aisa hi chalega" and insisted on removing the word "Desh." The court ruled against this, stating that in the film’s context, it was not objectionable.
While the filmmakers voluntarily accepted some modifications suggested by the CBFC, the court directed them to submit a revised version of the film within a week. The CBFC must then issue a UA-12 certificate within the following week.
Set in Lucknow, Inn Galiyon Mein stars Javed Jaffrey, Vivaan Shah, and Avantika Dasani. The film revolves around a romance between protagonists from different communities, set against the backdrop of an election influenced by fake rumours.
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Trump says EU has until July 4 to approve last year's trade deal or it will face higher tariffs
Washington (AP): President Donald Trump has said in a social media post that goods from the European Union would face higher tariff rates if the 27-member bloc fails to approve last year's trade framework by July 4.
The announcement on Thursday appeared to be a deadline extension after the president said last Friday that EU autos would face a higher 25 per cent tariff starting this week. Trump made the updated announcement after what he described as a "great call" with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Still, the US president was displeased that the European Parliament had yet to finalize the trade arrangement reached last year, which was further complicated in February by the US Supreme Court ruling that Trump lacked the legal authority to declare an economic emergency to impose the initial tariffs used to pressure the EU into talks.
"A promise was made that the EU would deliver their side of the Deal and, as per Agreement, cut their Tariffs to ZERO!" Trump posted. "I agreed to give her until our Country's 250th Birthday or, unfortunately, their Tariffs would immediately jump to much higher levels."
It was unclear from the post whether Trump was implying that the tariff rates would jump on all EU goods or the increase would only apply to autos.
His latest statement indicates he might be backing away from his earlier threat on EU autos by giving the European Parliament several more weeks to approve the agreement.
Under the original terms of the framework, the US would charge a 15 per cent tax on most goods imported from the EU.
But since the Supreme Court ruling, the administration has levied a 10 per cent tariff while investigating trade imbalances and national security issues, aiming to put in new tariffs to make up for lost revenues.
