India, June 27 -- The Madras High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by the Tamil Film Active Producers Association (TFAPA) to ban online reviews of movies in the first three days of release. According to a Live Law report, the judge dismissed the plea, stating that such relief was 'unsustainable' and pointing out that even if granted relief, implementing it would be impossible.

While turning down the plea, the Madras HC stated that granting such relief would amount to 'curbing the fundamental right to speech and expression', acknowledging that movie reviews are part of it. The court also pointed out that it was not possible to prevent anyone from posting reviews in the age of social media, especially when movies can also be review...