🔥 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

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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

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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

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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

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• 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

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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

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• No detailed hearing took place

• Yet, an interim order favouring the filmmakers was passed

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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

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The government didn’t just allow the film.
It amplified it.

9️⃣ Hate Gets Rewarded, Not Questioned

As if that wasn’t enough:

• The director and cinematographer of The kerala Story were awarded two National Awards

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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

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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

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• 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

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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.