The Patan High Court has issued a short-term interim order not to bar the screening of Indian movies in the film halls of Kathmandu. Hearing the writ petition filed by Nepal Film Association on Thursday, a single bench of Justice Dhir Bahadur Chand issued a short-term interim order not to stall the screening of any movies approved by the Censor Board including the Indian films. The court has summoned both sides on June 27 to discuss the interim order on the issue.

Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balen Shah had banned the screening of Indian movies from Monday after his call to remove a portion of the movie ‘Adipurush’ which shows that Janaki is the Indian daughter, went unheeded.

Later, the Nepal Film Association moved the court against the decision of Mayor Shah.