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Summary Delhi High Court has brightened up the chances of the release of Prakash Jha's film Chakravyuh.
It would be released without any editing of its popular number on mehngai (inflation), featuring the name of leading shoe maker Bata.A division bench of justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Manmohan Singh stayed the high courts single-judge bench order, which had restrained Jha from releasing the song Mehngai with the name of leading shoe manufacturer Bata.The division bench stayed the single judges restraint order saying in the contextual setting of the movies the song is not defamatory.The movie raised the burning social issues like disparity in wealth, fight of value and thought to bring out the public debate.We do not find that in the contextual setting or background of the movie the song or its stanza is defamatory and be prima facie derogatory to Bata, the bench said.We are inclined to stay the operation of impugned order, the bench added and posted the matter for November 7 for further hearing on it.The film Chakravyuh is scheduled to be released on Dusserhara (24th October). Its poupular number on mehngai mentions various leading industrialists including Bata in it.The song talks about the skyrocketing prices and unequal distribution of wealth in society. The Bata group had objected to the usage of its name in the lyrics.The single judge had on October 15 restrained the film makers from releasing the song mehngai after a defamation suit filed by Bata India Ltd objecting to the use of its name in the lyrics.Film director Jha today challenged the single judges order before a division bench against the stay on the release of song.
