Ranjan Gogoi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Biopic Producers Call on SC to Stay Free

The authors of the biopic document on the Prime Minister appealed to the Supreme Court on Friday against the suspension of the suspension of the film by the Electoral Commission on April 10. The EC had suspended the publication on the grounds that it would disrupt equal opportunities between political parties during the elections.

The release of the film was to coincide with the Lok Sabha polling process, which began on April 11th. The EC has since banned the broadcast of all biopics as long as the standard code of conduct was in place. The advocacy of producers was raised before a three-judge panel headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi. Gogoi sat alongside judges Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna, said the bench would hear the call Monday.

Technically, the EC seems to be on solid ground, the court having refused to answer the call of a congressman asking for the film to be suspended, he instead asked the committee to vote to occupy it. In addition, the EC has since imposed a suspension of the release of all biopics. These include one on NTR.

"Any biographical biographical material, hagiography under-serving the purposes of any political entity or any individual badociated with it, that is intended to disrupt or have the potential to disrupt the playing field during elections in the media electronics, including the cinematograph, during the application of the standard code of conduct, "said the Commission. The suspension will last as long as the electoral process is in progress and therefore constitutes a temporary ban.

The voting body also said that any complaint about this would be considered by a panel chaired by a senior judge retired. The officials, according to the congressman, were affiliated with the ruling party and demanded that he be suspended upon his release.