zee5 says may move court FOR release of bishnoi series
New Delhi, April 28 -- Streaming service Zee5 on Monday told the Delhi high court that it is contemplating challenging the Centre's advisory asking it to halt the release of the docu-series, Lawrence of Punjab, on gangster Lawrence Bishnoi before the Punjab and Haryana high court, since the same is based on inputs from the Punjab police.
"We're in the process of challenging that before the Punjab and Haryana high court, since it is based on the inputs of the Punjab police," Zee5's lawyer Amit Sibal told a bench of justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav.
The submission was made in a petition filed by the gangster seeking a stay on the release of the series. The docuseries was scheduled to be released on Monday. According to the makers, it traces the evolution of a criminal through the lens of culture, systems, and visibility, presenting Bishnoi as a case study within the ecosystem of student politics, music, ideology, and media amplification.
Bishnoi, 33, is currently lodged in a jail in Gujarat. He faces multiple criminal cases and is one of the main accused in the murder of singer Sidhu Moosewala.
On April 23 and 24, the Centre issued an advisory to Zee5 not to release the docu-series....
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