The Orissa Dramatic Performances Act, 1962
The Orissa Dramatic Performances Act, 1962
The Orissa Dramatic Performances Act, 1962 empowers the state government and district collectors in Orissa to control and prohibit public dramatic performances, plays, and pantomimes deemed objectionable. A performance is considered objectionable if it incites violence, sedition, or crime, outrages religious feelings, or contains obscene or defamatory content. The law applies to play organizers, performers, venue owners, and property occupiers who host or participate in public shows across the state. It matters because it balances public order, state security, and public decency against artistic expression, providing authorities with powers to inspect shows and penalize violations while offering affected parties judicial recourse through appeals before the High Court.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title and extent
- 2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires"
- 3. Power to prohibit objectionable performances
- 4. Power to prohibit objectionable performances temporarily.- (1)
- 5. Service of order of prohibition
- 6. Penalty for disobeying order
- 7. Penalty for disobeying prohibition
- 8. Power to call for information
- 9. Power to call for copy of purport of drama, etc.- (1) If the State
- 10. Appeal to High Court
- 11. Saving of prosecutions under other laws
- 12. Protection for acts done in good faith
- 13. Power to make rules.- (1) The State Government may, make rules
- 14. Repeal of Central Act 19 of 1876.- The Dramatic Performances
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