A bench of Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justice R V Raveendran allowed continued screening of the film by extending its March 4 order. The SC had  lifted the ban on its screening in entire Uttar Pradesh and Dehradun in Uttarakhand and Ambala, Sonepat and Rewari in Haryana on March 4.

While giving a fresh lease of life to the film, the bench also issued notice to its producer, UTV Software Communication Limited, on a petition by Shri Rajput Sabha of Jaipur, which accused the film of portraying “wrong historical facts”.  The Uttar Pradesh government had banned the screening of the movie in the state on March 1 through a written order by the State’s principal secretary.

Similarly, the Uttarakhand and Haryana authorities too had banned it in several towns of their states, including Dehradun, Ambala, Sonepat and Rewari through oral administrative orders.

 Meanwhile, Sri Rajput Sabha of Jaipur, which moved the court saying it too has a stake in the matter related to the film, accused the film of portraying “wrong historical and cultural facts”.