The Delhi High Court has closed the proceedings on a petition by gangster Lawrence Bishnoi against the release of 'Lawrence of Punjab' on ZEE5, citing the Centre's advisories against releasing the docuseries.
Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed that unless the advisories issued by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting were set aside, the makers might not be in a position to release the docuseries.
The senior counsel appearing for the OTT platform stated that they were challenging the Centre's advisories in the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
The court granted liberty to the petitioner to intervene or take any other appropriate step in the process of challenging the said advisories at the instance of the respondent.
Bishnoi, 33, currently lodged in a Gujarat jail, is facing multiple criminal cases, including the murder of singer Sidhu Moosewala.
