1988 INSC 0092
                                            Ramesh S/o Chotalal Dalal

                                                           Vs

                                             Union of India and Others

                                      Writ Petition (Civil) No. 107 of 1988

                                   (Sabyasachi Mukharji, S. Ranganathan JJ)

                                                      01.02.1988

                                                        ORDER

1. This is petition under Article 32 of the Constitution filed by a lawyer in public interest seeking to
ban the exhibition of T. V. serial 'Tamas', on the ground that it offends or is likely offend public
order and public morality and create public danger. Detailed arguments have been advanced before
us. We propose to consider the detailed arguments in a judgment which will be delivered shortly. We
state, however our conclusion pass the following order :

We dismiss this writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution because we are satisfied on the
evidence of the Board of Censors as well as the views expressed by the two learned Judges of the
High Court in Appeal No. 96 of 1988 arising out of W.P. No. 201 of 1988 entitled Govind Nihalani
v. Union of India and Others which is also before us in the special leave petition that the effect is not
likely to affect order or in the commission of any offence. We dismiss the special leave petition. We
are also of the opinion having considered the facts and circumstances of this case, this case is not a
fit case for interference under Article 32 of the Constitution. It does not affect any fundamental right
or likely to affect fundamental rights. No order as to costs.

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