Kerala High Court paves way for release of ‘The Kerala Story 2’ film

The Kerala High Court on Friday paved the way for the release of the ‘The Kerala Story 2-Goes Beyond’ film by staying the single judge order, which had put on hold the movie’s screening by 15 days. A bench of justices Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and PV Balakrishnan passed the interim order on the appeal moved by the film’s producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah late Thursday night, hours after the movie’s release was stayed.

In its order, the bench said that the single judge’s finding that guidelines for certification have not been borne in mind by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) were “merely on the basis of a few clippings and without viewing the movie” and therefore, it “cannot be countenanced”.