August 11, 2011 1:53 PM

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Bombay HC clears path for 'Aarakshan'

The Bombay High Court has cleared the path for the release of Prakash Jha’s film Aarakshan tomorrow. A division bench of Justices D D Sinha and A R Joshi passed the order on Tuesday while hearing a petition filed by two advocates seeking a preview of the film, claiming it was anti-reservation and could disturb peace and harmony. The movie had faced protests from several political leaders in Maharashtra including state minister Chhagan Bhujbal of NCP and RPI (Athavale) chief Ramdas Athavale, besides the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes over its alleged anti-quota stance. However, after watching a special screening of the film on Tuesday evening, Bhujbal had a word with the director and informed him about their reservations about certain scenes. Bhujbal yesterday told media that since the director has agreed to cut the objectionable scenes from the film, they have decided to withdraw their agitation against the film.

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