🔥 JUSTICE AT TWO SPEEDS: WHEN COURTS MOVE LIKE LIGHTNING — AND LIKE FOG 🔥
One case wrapped up in weeks. Another was buried for years. Same country. Same Constitution. How?
The madurai Bench of the madras high court deserves praise.
Unfiltered, unapologetic praise.
In the Thirupparankundram issue, a petition filed on 07-11-2025 was not buried under adjournments or procedural excuses. Instead:
It was heard six times in just 20 days
Judges conducted a direct on-site inspection
And delivered a final verdict by 01-12-2025
This is what justice looks like when it means business.
Now, brace yourself — and read what happened elsewhere.
1️⃣ A Film That Claimed “Truth” Without Evidence
A film titled The kerala Story was produced and released, claiming to depict true events, alleging mass religious conversions and extremism.
The problem?
👉 No institution ever corroborated these claims.
Not:
Intelligence agencies
Law enforcement
Parliamentary records
government white papers
Yet, the film was marketed aggressively as truth, designed to provoke fear, division, and communal tension.
2️⃣ Complaints Filed — Six Months Before Release — Ignored
Six months before the film’s release:
Complaints were submitted to the Ministry of home Affairs
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
And the Central Board of Film Certification
The demand was simple:
👉 Verify the authenticity before allowing a “true story” label.
Result?
Silence. Absolute silence.
No inquiry.
No verification.
No response.
3️⃣ From Inaction to Active Support
Instead of scrutiny, the film received:
Full-throated political endorsement
Government-level amplification
Institutional silence turned into institutional support
A narrative that no intelligence agency could confirm was treated as gospel — with military discipline-level backing from the Centre.
4️⃣ Courts Shut the Door — Literally and Figuratively
When the matter reached the High Court:
The petition was dismissed as “filed at the last minute.”
Judges did not ask a single question about complaints submitted six months earlier
Zero curiosity.
Zero accountability.
5️⃣ supreme Court: Interim Relief, No Hearing
An appeal reached the supreme Court.
On 18-05-2023:
The petition was listed
No detailed hearing took place
Yet, an interim order favouring the filmmakers was passed
The film continued unhindered.
6️⃣ ₹150 Crore Earned — Then the Truth Slipped Out
On 05-05-2023, after earning approximately ₹150 crore at the box office, the production company submitted a written statement to the supreme Court:
👉 They admitted they had no documents, data, or evidence to prove the claims shown in the film.
Let that sink in.
A film that shook society.
A narrative sold as truth.
And an admission — after profits were secured — that there was no proof.
7️⃣ “We’ll watch the Film” — And Then Nothing
Judges noted the submission.
They said they would watch the film.
They postponed the case to July 2023.
And then?
The case vanished from listings.
No hearing.
No verdict.
No urgency.
8️⃣ Meanwhile, the State Becomes the Distributor
While the case slept:
The film was released on Sony LIV
Prasar Bharati purchased broadcasting rights
Doordarshan aired it nationwide in four languages
The government didn’t just allow the film.
It amplified it.
9️⃣ Hate Gets Rewarded, Not Questioned
As if that wasn’t enough:
A film admitted in court to lack evidence was:
👉 Telecast by the state
👉 Celebrated by the state
👉 Rewarded by the state
🔟 After 31 Months — Suddenly, a Hearing
Now, nearly 31 months later, the supreme court has listed the petition seeking a ban on the film for hearing on 15-12-2025.
After:
The damage was done
The money was made
The narrative was normalised
The awards were handed out
So the question isn’t why now?
The question is—
❓ Final Question: How?
How does one court:
Hear six times in 20 days
Conduct site inspections
Deliver swift justice
…while another allows:
Verified complaints to rot
A film with no evidence to shape public opinion
Years of delay after irreversible harm
This is not about cinema.
This is not about ideology.
This is about justice with a stopwatch — and justice with a blindfold.
👏 Praise the madurai High Court.
But don’t look away from the silence elsewhere.
Because justice delayed here wasn’t just justice denied — it was justice weaponised by delay.
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