Delhi HC declines to stay release of film based on Sushant Singh Rajput's 'exceptional life'

On Friday (June 25), the Delhi High Court declined to stay the release of movie 'Nyay: The Justice', purportedly based on late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's life.

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday declined to stay the release of movie 'Nyay: The Justice', purportedly based on late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's life, in cinema halls and on OTT platforms, saying there is no "unholy interest" in the story of the man's life which was "exceptional". A vacation bench of Justices Anup Jairam Bhambhani and Jasmeet Singh said there is nothing to show that there would be any detrimental effect on Rajput's reputation by production of movies about his life based on "what is available in public domain". Rajput's father Krishna Kishore Singh had challenged a single judge's order refusing to stay on the film or to restrain anyone from using his son's name or likeness in movies. The high court said there was no written script or story which has been used by the film maker and refused to pass any interim order on the appeal by Sushant's father.