Kerala High Court Upholds Artistic Freedom in ‘Janaki’ Film Censorship Dispute
The Kerala High Court instructed the CBFC to issue a censor certificate for the Malayalam movie JSK: Janaki v/s State of Kerala, denying excessive censorship for alleged religious insensitivity. The court ruled that minor alterations were adequate and stressed that artistic freedom under Articles 19(1)(a) and 19(1)(g) should not be stifled by subjective criteria. The decision is an important precedent balancing creative expression with communal sensibility within constitutional limits.