Supreme Court imposed fine on West bengal Gov

The Supreme Court has imposed a penalty of Rs 20 lakh for West Bengal government for ban on Bengali language movie.

The film was released on February 15, 2007 by Bhobishyoter Bhoot, a Bengali film directed by Anik Dutta. The West Bengal government has banned the film, claiming that some of the scenes in the film might hurt the sentiments of the people.

The Supreme Court dismissed this. In this case, the Supreme Court ordered a penalty of Rs 20 lakh to the filmmaker who ordered the filmmaker to ban the film.