The makers have been subjected to several FIRs across the states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh for hurting religious sentiments.
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The Allahabad high court on Tuesday dismissed a petition against the makers of the Amazon Prime Video series Tandav after the petitioner withdrew the plea. The petitioner submitted that he intended to "approach appropriate authority under law" later on.
The petitioner had demanded that the respondents, including the Union of India, Amazon Prime, and the producers, stop the telecast, streaming and advertising of the show and also to issue ''any other writ order that the court may deem fit and proper''.
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed as withdrawn a PIL seeking ban on broadcasting of 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘃 𝘄𝗲𝗯 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀.
— Akshita Saxena (@_Akshita_Saxena) February 2, 20
The Petitioner said he will raise his grievance before the appropriate Authority under law.#tandavwebseries @PrimeVideoIN @LiveLawIndia pic.twitter.com/bt61VkPh7r
The Amazon Prime series has come under fire for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. While the makers tendered an apology and removed scenes that were singled out by irate social media users, several FIRs have been filed against the streaming platform and the producers. The Supreme Court recently rejected a plea from the makers for interim protection but has issued a notice dictating that the FIRs be combined.
The case has also caused the information & broadcasting ministry to consider delegating an independent body to look into the quality, nature and form of content streaming on digital and OTT platforms.
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