India, July 9 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday turned down the request for an urgent hearing on a petition seeking a stay on the release of the movie 'Udaipur Files' based on the 2022 murder of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Rajasthan.

Hearing a plea filed by one of the accused, Mohammad Javed, alleging that the release of the movie on July 11 will impact his right to fair trial, a bench of justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi said, "You make a request before the concerned court on the opening day." The top court will reopen after vacation on July 14.

Advocate Pyoli, representing the petitioner, requested for an urgent hearing alleging that the trial of the case is at a crucial juncture.

"The movie is regarding a murder case where th...