Overview
- Mahender Chaturvedi, through Advocate Vineet Jindal, has petitioned the Delhi High Court to restrain the streaming of Ghooskhor Pandat, alleging the title offends and defames the Brahmin community.
- Mumbai-based advocate Ashutosh Dubey has sent a legal notice to Netflix and the makers demanding the immediate withdrawal of the title, calling it unconstitutional and socially incendiary.
- Petition materials cite Articles 14, 21 and 25 of the Constitution and argue that free speech under Article 19(1)(a) is limited by Article 19(2) where hate speech or defamation is concerned.
- The dispute follows extensive online criticism and reported complaints, with social-media monitoring citing tens of thousands of posts accusing the title of stereotyping.
- Netflix announced the Manoj Bajpayee-led one-night Delhi crime thriller on February 3, and as of now neither the streamer nor the filmmakers have issued an official response or a release date.