HC notice to Centre over regulation of obscenity in web series
Bombay High Court has issued a notice to Information and Broadcasting Ministry to respond to a plea seeking regulation of online shows' content. The petitioner cited 'Sacred Games' on Netflix and 'Gandi Baat' on ALTBalaji as examples of shows having "uncontrolled vulgarity and obscenity". The Centre should set up a pre-screening committee for web shows and films, the petitioner demanded.