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In Tandav row, SC grants interim protection from arrest to Amazon head Aparna Purohit
The Amazon Prime Video India Commercial Head Aparna Purohit has been granted interim protection from arrest by the Supreme Court in the Tandav row. Tandav web series has been accused of hurting religious sentiments.
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Tandav stars Saif Ali Khan in the lead role.
The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim protection from arrest to Amazon Prime Video s India Commercial Head Aparna Purohit. An FIR was registered by UP Police over alleged hurting of religious sentiments by the series Tandav, which stars Saif Ali Khan, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Mohammad Zeeshan Ayyub, Dimple Kapadia and Kumud Mishra, among others.
Supreme Court to examine new OTT regulations
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The apex court bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and R Subhash Reddy was hearing a special leave petition filed against the Allahabad high court order denying the anticipatory bail to Amazon Prime Video head of original content Aparna Purohit in the ‘Tandav’ matter.
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The court orally expressed that there is a need to pre-screen content on video streaming services, similar to films
A division bench of Supreme Court on Thursday directed the solicitor general of India Tushar Mehta to put on record the new guidelines and code of ethics for the video streaming services, while voicing concerns regarding the content being streamed on these services.
India s Supreme Court observes that OTT platforms are showing pornography and proposes screening of online content
India s Supreme Court observes that OTT platforms are showing pornography and proposes screening of online content
Prabhjote GillMar 4, 2021, 15:08 IST
The Supreme Court located in India s national capital, New DelhiBCCL
Within days of the Indian government releasing new rules on how platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and others should be governed, the Supreme Court has a new proposal.
The apex court believes that since going to the cinema is becoming obsolete as more hop online to catch movies, everything released on OTT platforms should be screened.
Tandav row: SC favours regulations for OTT platforms, asks Centre to place norms before it
Earlier on January 27, the Supreme Court had refused to grant interim protection from arrest to actors and makers of web series Tandav .
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Updated: Mar 4, 2021, 03:47 PM IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to submit before it the regulations on Over The Top (OTT) platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime while stressing that there should be some screening of shows and web series being telecast on such platforms.
A Bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan said that some regulation is needed for OTT platforms as in some cases even pornography is being shown on such platform and a balance has to be maintained. We want to see the regulations because we are of the view that there should be some screening of these types of films/shows. What they are showing? They are showing pornography in some films. There should be some regulations. Balance has to be maintained, said Justi