- 12 February 2026. 1. Issue notice to the respondents in the Writ Petition as well as on the interim prayer(s). 2. Petitioner's counsel is also permitted to serve the Central Agency-respondent No.1.
- 19 February 2026. UJJAL BHUYAN, J. Though in the ordinary course, a separate opinion would not have been warranted in this case in view of the fact that the third respondent has stated on oath that the title of the movie has been withdrawn on the basis of which the writ petition has been closed, however having regard to the larger issue
- 19 February 2026. The Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the signed orders. Pending application(s) including the application for intervention/impleadment stand disposed of.
- Counsel named on these orders, not a complete vakalatnama, include the advocates listed below.
Advocates — Appellants: Dr. Vinod Kumar Tewari, Mr. Pawan Kumar Shukla, Mr. Bhoopesh Pandey, Mr. Pramod Tiwari, Mr. Vivek Tiwari, Mr. Manindra Dubey, Ms. Priyanka Dubey, Mr. Sk Warish Ali, Mr. Ravi Ketan, Mr. Vishwa Pati Trivedi, Mr. Jitesh Sharma Advocates — Respondents: Mr. Sachin Gupta, Mr. Rohit Pradhan, Mr. Tushar Mehta, Mrs. Prerna Dhall, Mr. Madhav Goel, Mr. Bhavan Kapoor, Mr. Amrish Kumar, Mr. Neeraj Kishan Kaul, Ms. Surekha Srinivasan, Mr. Shivam Singh, Mr. J. S. Marahatta, Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh