New Delhi, June 18 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday said no one can prevent the release of a film that has received certification from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), and questioned why "Thug Life," a Tamil feature film starring Kamal Haasan, was not being screened in Karnataka. A bench of justices Ujjal Bhuyyan and Manmohan also questioned the Karnataka high court's insistence on June 3 that Haasan apologise to the people of the state for comparing the Tamil and Kannada languages at a public event. "We can't allow mobs and vigilante groups to take over the streets. The rule of law must prevail. We can't allow this to happen. If somebody has made a statement, counter it with a statement. Somebody has made some writing, counter it with some writing," justice Bhuyan orally told advocate DL Chidananda, the counsel for the Karnataka government. The bench also transferred the petition filed by Haasan before the Karnataka high court seeking police protection so his film can be released in the state, to itself and directed the state government to file a counter affidavit clarifying its stand by June 19. The court was hearing a petition filed by Mahesh Reddy, who said that he was forced to move the top court after the high court prioritised appeasement over filmmakers' rights...