HINDU PERSONAL LAW BOARD Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) ISSUE a writ of mandamus commanding the respondent No.1, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to immediately remove Ms. Leela Samson, Chairman, Central Board of Film Certification (Censor Board for short -respondent No.2) from her post and to dissolve the entire Censor Board by removing all its present members for their anti -Hindu attitude whereby they have been acting incessantly against the statutory provisions under the Cinematographer's Act 1952 (the Act, for short) as explained in the Writ Petition.

(2.) ISSUE a writ of mandamus commanding the respondent No.1 to appoint a retired Hon'ble High Court or Hon'ble Supreme Court Judge as the Chairman of the Censor Board along with a few retired/serving IAS and IPS officers considering the statutory nature of work done by the Censor Board along with a few members of various religious groups like the Hindu Personal Law Board, the Muslim Personal Law Board and others to take consideration of the religious sentiments of the various important religious groups.

(3.) ISSUE any other order or direction in the interest of the petitioner or in the interest of justice as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit in the circumstances of the case. On 31.10.2013, a coordinate Bench of this Court passed the following order: -