IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.S.R.BANNURMATH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 20TH KARTHIKA 1931 WA.No. 2444 of 2009 --------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.29950/2009 Dated 29/10/2009 .................... APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS: -------------------------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING NEW DELHI. 2. THE DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF FILM FESTIVALS, MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING, NEW DELHI. BY ADV. SRI.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN,ASST.SOLICITOR RESPONDENT/PETITIONER: ------------------------------ RANJITH, FILM DIRECTOR/PRODUCER SREE SKYLINE VILLAS, ERNHIPALAM P.O., KOZHKODE DISTRICT BY ADV. SRI.P.K. SURESH KUMAR SRI.P.K. RAMKUMAR THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/11/2009, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 29950 OF 2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.R. Bannurmath, C.J. & A.K. Basheer, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.A.No. 2444 OF 2009 AND W.P.(C) No. 29950 OF 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 11th day of November, 2009 JUDGMENT S.R.Bannurmath, C.J. The appellant, aggrieved by the interim order granted by the learned Single Judge in respect of the selection of films for the Indian Panorama, has approached this Court with the present Writ Appeal. 2. The Writ Petition has been filed, inter alia, contending that the regulations, Ext.P1, have been not followed completely and meticulously. However, as the International Film Festival of India, 2009 has been scheduled to be conducted from 23rd November to December 3rd, 2009, it is submitted that, at present, the petitioner will not come in the way of conducting the Festival. He also submits that he will be satisfied if it is ensured that the respondents strictly comply with Ext.P1 regulations in future. In this regard it was pointed out that though as per regulation 8.2, the full WA No.2444 of 2009 and WP(C) No. 29950 of 2009 -:2:- panel of jury should have a combined viewing of the films for selection to the Indian Panorama, admittedly, as per the counter filed by respondents in the Writ Petition, one of the jury was not available for such viewing, and as such, it is contended that there is violation of the regulation. 3. Be that as it may, in view of the submissions made by counsel on both sides, we deem it proper to dispose the Writ Petition as well as the Writ Appeal with a direction to respondents 1 and 2 in the Writ Petition to advert and follow the regulations in its letter and spirit for which they have been formulated. With this observation, we dispose of the Writ Appeal and Writ Petition. S.R. Bannurmath, Chief Justice. A.K. Basheer, Judge. ttb/vku WA No.2444 of 2009 and WP(C) No. 29950 of 2009 -:3:-