The Supreme Court on Friday, July 17, refused to allow the immediate release of the animated film Mahaprabhu Jagannath during the ongoing Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra. However, it permitted the makers to release the film on or after July 28, once the annual festival concludes.
The top court also issued notices to the Centre, the Odisha government, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration and other parties on an appeal challenging the Orissa High Court's interim order that halted the film's release.
