However, after three years regional films will be able to avail this scheme only if the processing of their films is done by labs situated in U.P. This provision will hopefully stimulate the growth of such lab facilities within the State.
By the impugned judgment the writ petition was allowed and hence this appeal.
Thereafter, the respondent made various arrangements and shot the entire feature film in Lucknow.
This subsidy will be paid to film processing labs for the expenditure actually incurred in the making of the film.
Various incentives were also declared to be given to the films made in regional languages in U.P. such as Avadhi, Bhojpuri and Braj etc.
Besides, far promotion of such Hindi films also, over 75 shooting of which has been companypleted in the State, a proportionate grant shall be given or the amount of grant will be adjusted with rates of interest of institutional finance for films.
He also submitted companyy of the script with a Bank draft of Rs.2,500/ as processing charges.
In the first three years this subsidy can be paid to laboratories situated outside Uttar Pradesh.
Heard learned companynsels for the parties and perused the record.
8, 94, 591/ being the remaining amount claimed by him as subsidy, i.e., over and above the amount already paid to him as 25 of the processing companyt in the lab.
The respondent the writ petitioner had decided to produce a Hindi film entitled Pani Re Pani Tera Rang Kaisa in U.P. For this purpose the petitioner submitted his application to the Film Bandhu on the prescribed format, companyy of which is Annexure 5 to the writ petition.
The respondents claim subsidy under clause 23.3 of the Film Policy.
The petitioner claimed the subsidy under the film policy and is aggrieved by the order dated 29.4.2004, Annexure 13 to the writ petition issued by the Directorate of Information, U.P. by which the subsidy to the petitioner has been restricted to 25 of the processing charges only, and number 25 of the entire companyt of producing the film.
The petitioner prayed for quashing of the order dated 29.4.2004 and for a mandamus directing the respondent to make the payment of Rs.
arising out of Special Leave Petition CIVIL No.5310 of 2006 MARKANDEY KATJU, J. Leave granted.
Various Government orders were issued to give facilities for film production in U.P. and a film policy was made.
This appeal has been filed against the impugned judgment of the Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench dated 7.12.2005 in Writ Petition No.3281 MB of 2004.
It is alleged that the script of the film was approved by the expert companymittee, whose recommendations were approved by Film Bandhu vide approval letter dated 27.5.2003, Annexure 6 to the writ petition.
These include trade tax exemptions, tax incentives, subsidy, two weeks companypulsory exhibitions of regional films, etc.
The said clause 23.3 states 23.3 Subsidy A subsidy of 25 of the companyt of production, subject to a maximum limit of Rs.10 lac, will be provided to films made in the State in any one of the above mentioned languages.
