New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to stay the release of the movie 'Santa Banta Pvt Ltd' scheduled for Friday.

Justice J R Midha passed the order declining the plea of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) seeking stay on the film on the ground that Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has not complied with the High Court's direction.

The counsel for DSGMC referred to the 19 April direction during the hearing of the contempt plea filed by it and two others against CBFC chairman Pahlaj Nihalani and CEO Anurag Shrivastava, in which it was alleged that they had not complied with the 29 March directions given by the court.


He said that CBFC has not complied with the high court order asking it to give them hearing on the issue. The DSGMC had claimed that the film makes fun of the Sikh community.