Kochi, Kerala: The Kerala High Court on Friday lifted the interim stay order on the the release of the movie ‘Kerala Story 2. The stay order against the release of the movie had been imposed by a  single-judge of the court on Thursday, February 26, asking the central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to examine the representations against the movie.

While hearing the appeal filed by producers of the Kerala Story 2, the Division Bench, which had convened an urgent special sitting pronounced the verdict at 4 pm, lifting the stay on the release of the movie.

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Senior Advocate Kaul had argued that it was the prerogative of the storyteller to tell the story he wants and which social evil he wants to address in a movie. The advocate pointed out that the court in the past have refused to interfere when other religions’ social evils were portrayed in movies, adding that the same view should be taken in this case as well, Live Law quoted the advocates.

The advocates also opposed the Single Judge’s finding that the CBFC had not applied its mind while granting the certification, noting that 16 cuts were suggested by the Board, and that clearly shows application of mind.

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The movie  allegedly depicted the state in a bad light, sparking outrage from Malayalis against screening of the film. The court stayed the movie release noting that it portrayed the people in Kerala wrongly as they live in total harmony in the state.