On Tuesday, the Supreme Court dismissed a request to prohibit Pakistani artists from receiving visas to India, advising the petitioner not to be so narrow-minded.The Bombay High Court had previously heard a case from appellant Faaiz Anwar Qureshi, a cinema employee, but had rejected his plea last month. The Union Ministries of Home Affairs (MHA), External Affairs (MEA), and Information and Broadcasting (MoIB) were instructed by Qureshi to issue the necessary statutory notifications in his plea to forbid Indian citizens or businesses from working with Pakistani artists, including technicians, singers, musicians, lyricists, and film crews.Judges Sanjiv Khanna and S V N Bhatti heard Qureshis appeal on Tuesday. The judges had previously advised him not to pursue the case.Justice Khanna apologised and told Qureshis attorney not to do what he had done, despite some harsh statements in the Bombay High Court judgement. You should learn something from this. Avoid being so closed-minded.The motion, which sought remedy, said that Indian artists are not afforded the same beneficial working conditions as Pakistani artists who operate in India when they wish to work in the Pakistani film business.
