Delhi HC defers hearing on IAF's plea on movie 'Gunjan Saxena'

The Delhi High Court deferred granting an interim order of injunction against the movie 'Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl' on Friday. The plea seeks direction to modify or delete the dialogues and scenes from the movie that portray a negative image of the Indian Air Force (IAF).

New Delhi:The Delhi High Court on Friday deferred to grant an interim order of injunction against the movie 'Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl' and asked Dharma Productions Private Limited, Karan Yash Johar, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited, Netflix and others to file a reply on Centre and Indian Air Force's plea against the movie within a week.

The petition filed by the Ministry of Defence sought a permanent injunction 'to restrain the defendants from broadcasting, telecasting, and releasing in theatres and/or any other digital/ OTT platform or in any platform in any manner whatsoever, the film 'Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl' in public domain, privately or otherwise, by any means whatsoever, without the grant of NOC from the Plaintiff (IAF)'.

It also sought the court's directions for 'removal of the film and/or any part or scene thereof from all OTT platforms including Netflix'.

"The Indian Air Force believes in gender equality and has always ensured a healthy working environment for all its officials, uninfluenced by their gender, caste, region, religion, etc.," the plea said, adding that the IAF has always provided equal opportunities to the meritorious officers.

There are many female officers in the service of the Indian Air Force who became part of important historical events of our country by actively participating in the combat and supporting roles, the plea added.

The court was hearing a petition filed by the NGO Justice For Rights Foundation through advocate Amit Kumar Sharma.