Supreme Court refuses to ban film title 'Yadav ji ki Love Story', says it does not portray Yadav community in a bad light

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to consider a plea to ban or change the title of the upcoming Hindi film 'Yadav Ji ki Love Story,' saying the name does not portray the Yadav community in a poor light.

A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan found the apprehensions as "wholly unfounded" and distinguished the present matter from its earlier order in a case related to 'Ghooskhor Pandat,' in which it had asked the producer to change that movie's title.

"The expression 'Ghooskhor' in English means corrupt. Therefore, a negative meaning was being attached to the community. In the instant case, no such negativity is attached to the Yadav community. Neither of the reasonable restrictions under Article 19 under the Constitution are attracted. The name in no way portrays the Yadav community in a bad light or any negative way. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed," the bench said.

The court rejected the petition filed by the chief of the Vishwa Yadav Parishad, also asking if a Hindu girl marrying Muslim boy would destroy the national fabric.

The petitioner’s counsel contended that while they do not oppose inter-community marriages, the film's portrayal of a woman was unacceptable. The counsel contended that a lady cannot be publicised this way as the film claims to be based on a true story.

After examining the material on record, the court noted that the main grievance was that the film's name reflected the Yadav community in a bad light in society.

The bench noted that the contention was that the film's name should be changed. The bench said it failed to understand how the title of a film can reflect the community in a bad light. It added that the film's title contains no adjective or word that portrays the Yadav community in a bad light.