A criminal complaint has been filed against the Tandav web series team, its director, its producer, head, Amazon Original Content, writers and actors for allegedly mocking Hindu gods and Hindu religion with malafide and criminal intention to ridicule the faith and promote feelings of enmity.
The Advocate General told the Court that the application will be heard in the Supreme Court soon. On which, the High Court directed the petitions to be presented for final hearing at 2 pm on January 25.
In May 2020, Mallya had lost all his appeals in the British Supreme Court against his extradition to India to face money laundering and fraud charges. Since then, India has been pressing the UK government to extradite him.
Mizos in a majority demanded the removal of the Brus due to clashes in the year 1995, and Mizoram's electoral rolls caused armed movement and killed a Mizo forest official in October 1997.
It has been alleged that the web series has ridiculed Hindu deities. BJP MP Manoj Kotak said on Sunday that he has written to Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar requesting him to stop the web series Tandav of Amazon Prime Video.
The Delhi High Court on Monday disposed of a public interest litigation on the request of the petitioner to withdraw the same seeking direction to the Central Governmen