Chandigarh, May 12 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday allowed the release of the controversial ZEE5 docuseries "Lawrence of Punjab", but only after omitting "Lawrence" and "Punjab" from the original title.

The directions came during resumed hearing of the streaming platform's plea, challenging Centre's April 24 advisory against releasing the docuseries.

The makers had argued that the documentary was based on material already available in the public domain, including media reports, archival material and expert commentary, and did not promote or incite criminal activity.

During the hearing, the Punjab government reiterated its demand of a ban on the telecast and underlined that the series glorified the gangster culture, parti...