ASHOK KUMAR RAI Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) PETITIONER in this writ petition has prayed for the relief against wrong depiction of the character of Kartiya Virya Arjun alias Sahastrarjun in T. V. Serial 'vishnupuran' telecast through Zee T. V. and Doordarshan.

(2.) PETITIONER submits that the depiction of the character has distorted features. Sahastrarjun has wrongly been described as despotic Terrorist Womanizer, Corrupt Administrator, when no where such character has been written in the great epic 'vishnupuran'.

(3.) PETITIONERS submit that the petitioner No. 1 has been authorized by the petitioner No. 2 to file the petition. Petitioner submits that there is no iota truth about the depiction of character of Sahastrarjun being a corrupt, womanizer or a man of low virtues, or a despot or a terrorist. The "mantra mahodadhi" recognizes Sahastrarjun as a God to be worshipped and Mantras and Chakras prescribed for his pooja are stated therein.