HC clears decks for Komban release

The Madras High Court Bench here on Wednesday refused to pass an interim injunction restraining the producer of Karthi- starrer Komban from releasing the movie on Wednesday.

Justices S. Tamilvanan and V.S. Ravi closed a petition filed by Puthiya Tamilagam president K. Krishnasamy seeking interim injunction on the ground that the movie was based on caste conflict and therefore it had the potential incite violence in southern districts.

The judges said that it would not be right on the part of the court to stay the release without knowing the content of the movie.

Though the court appointed a 10-member panel to watch the movie, the private screening could not take place in Chennai on Tuesday due to certain untoward incidents in the preview theatre, they pointed out.

However, the judges directed the High Court Registry to list the main writ petition filed by Mr. Krishnasamy for hearing on April 6 so that he or any other person could apprise the court and seek appropriate remedy if the movie was found to be against maintenance of communal harmony.

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HC clears decks for Komban release