In relief for studio, Bigg Boss gets 10 days’ time to sort out issues

BENGALURU: Bigg Boss has got temporary relief from the Bengaluru South district administration. The Deputy Commissioner has given a 10-day temporary reprieve to Jollywood Studio where Kannada Bigg Boss is being filmed, to resolve issues pertaining to environment pollution.

Vishwas Gowda, the lawyer representing Jollywood Studio, said that their client met with the Deputy Commissioner on Wednesday and was informed that a 10-day temporary reprieve has been granted.

They had filed a writ petition in the High Court questioning the notice issued on October 6 and the sealing of the studio on October 7. Since the district administration has granted a 10-day reprieve, they will withdraw the writ petition filed in the High Court, he said.

“No official order has been released by the Bengaluru South district administration yet. Once the official order is released, it will be clear how many days the temporary reprieve has been granted”, he noted.

After the Bigg Boss house was sealed, Vels Studio (Jollywood) and Entertainment Limited filed an urgent petition in the High Court on Wednesday. The court accepted the petition and the matter was heard by a bench headed by Justice Suraj Govindaraj. The petition alleged that the order was passed in a hurry without hearing their side just when the Bigg Boss show was about to start.

The petition further alleged that around 2,000 people are directly or indirectly involved in the programme, and the order was passed with the intention of causing harm to the business. Therefore, the court should stay the order of the Pollution Control Board, it said. The petition also sought a stay on the order issued by any other agency.