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You're Banning The Movie For That? Not Cool

By John Mesirow

A crushing blow has been dealt to schoolboys throughout the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh by it's highest court.

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday barred the release of a controversial Telugu movie after it allegedly inspired a Warangal schoolteacher to elope with her student.

NO! Oh, sorry.

The ruling came on a public interest litigation alleging that the film High School, said to be woven around a 30-year-old teacher?s love affair with a 13-year-old schoolboy, could have a corrupting influence on students and vitiate the atmosphere in schools.

"Vitiate?" Takes The Juice back to the SATs ...

The petitioner, S. Chakrapani, president of the Warangal Town Consumer Council, also challenged the state censor board?s decision to clear the movie without considering its social impact.

On behalf of teenage boys across Andhra Pradesh: Curse you Mr. Chakrapani!

The film?s plot has been in the news for some time. It is said to have encouraged a 21-year-old teacher and her 15-year-old student to elope and marry by exchanging garlands at a temple in Warangal on February 15.

It's a movie! Not a directive! It is indeed a very slippery slope. And what about this 15-year-old?

B Nagesh, a student of C V Raman High School, told his parents of his marriage with his Hindi teacher D Ramyasri four days later.

Hmmm. Four days later ...

The parents complained to the State Human Rights Commission. Unlike the movie, their marriage was declared null and void.

?This act... on part of the teacher is not only immoral but also illegal,? commission chairperson Justice B Subashan Reddy said

Indeed, but don't blame the movie. The Juice wonders if "Call of Duty" is popular in Andhra Pradesh...

Source: Hindustan Times

Full post as published by Legal Juice on March 06, 2010 (boomark / email).