Subhechcha Ganguly 
The producer Ekta Kapoor was severely criticised by the Supreme Court yesterday for the “objectionable content” in her online series “XXX,” claiming that she was tainting the brains of the nation’s young population.
Ekta Kapoor’s appeal against the arrest warrants issued against her for allegedly disrespecting troops and harming their families in the web series that was broadcast on her OTT platform ALTBalaji was being heard by the Supreme Court.
The warrant was issued by a trial court in Begusarai, Bihar, in response to a complaint made by an ex-serviceman named Shambhu Kumar who claimed that the second season of the show contained multiple unpleasant scenes involving a soldier’s wife.
According to PTI, senior attorney Mukul Rohatgi spoke on behalf of Ekta and requested that the court grant her protection, noting that they had previously done so in a case that was identical to this one. The lawyer maintained Ekta’s right to make her own decisions and made the case that the in question content is subscription-based.
Ekta was criticised by a panel of Justices Ajay Rastogi and C T Ravikumar after the lawyer claimed that although a petition in the matter had been filed with the Patna High Court, there was little chance that it would be scheduled for hearing anytime soon.
There are two seasons in all for the web series. The second season has five episodes instead of the first season’s six.
An ex-serviceman named Shambhu Kumar filed a complaint against Kapoor for allegedly demeaning soldiers and offending their families in the online series that was broadcast on her OTT platform ALTBalaji. On the basis of a complaint filed by Kumar in 2020, a trial court in Begusarai, Bihar, issued the warrant.
