New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Karnataka government to take action against anyone disrupting the exhibition of Kamal Haasan's film "Thug Life" throughout the state.
A bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Manmohan recorded the state government's promise that the theatres would be adequately secured if the film was exhibited in the state.
The bench said it did not want a situation to crop up in which someone's sentiment was hurt by utterances and the movie was stalled from releasing, or a standup show was cancelled or an artist was stopped from reciting a poem.
As a result, the bench asked the state government to contain any "divisive element" posing a threat to the film's release.
The top court closed the PIL after the state government's assurance, observing no guidelines or directions were required to be given.
On June 17, the top court came down heavily on the Karnataka government after the actor's movie" was not screened in theatres in the state, and observed that mobs and vigilantes cannot be allowed to take over streets.
The top court was hearing a plea of one M Mahesh Reddy, who challenged the film's non-screening in Karnataka.
With PTI inputs