SC to hear petitions of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh over Padmavat Tomorrow

NewDelhi Jan 22: The Supreme Court today had agreed to hear the petition filed by Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan Government which sought to recall of its January 18 order by which controversial Bollywood movie 'Padmaavat' was allowed to be released in theatres across India on January 25.

The Court had agreed to hear the petitions on Tuesday.The states claimed that "section 6 of the Cinematograph Act empowers them to stop the exhibition of any controversial movie on the grounds of possible violation of law and order."

Earlier the SC on Jan 18 had lifted the ban issued by state governments of Rajasthan, Haryana, MadhyaPradesh, Gujarat to prevent the screening of the film.

Meanwhile, nearly 1900 women in Rajasthan have said that they would commit suicide if the controversial film is released.padmavat movie is the film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and it stars Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh in the lead roles.