India, Feb. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday disposed of a plea concerning Manoj Bajpayee's upcoming film, Ghooskhor Pandat, after filmmaker Neeraj Pandey submitted an affidavit confirming that he had withdrawn the original title along with all associated publicity material. The move came after the court had earlier raised concerns over the title, noting that freedom of expression cannot justify content that denigrates a section of society.

A bench comprising Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan accepted Neeraj's affidavit on record and observed that it is expected the matter will now reach a quietus in all respects. According to ANI, Neeraj in his afidavit stated, "I respectfully submit that the earlier title, Ghooskhor Pandat, s...