NEW DELHI: The Delhi HC on Monday said actors cannot be held liable for dialogues, while referring to a web series show that allegedly insulted former PM Rajiv Gandhi .

A bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Chander Shekhar wanted to know as to why the actors were made party in the petition that assailed dialogues in the ‘Sacred Games’ web series. The bench also questioned the maintainability of the plea since all the episodes have already been aired.

Refusing to grant any interim relief, the court listed the matter for July 19 for a detailed hearing on the plea that seeks removal of content from the series ‘Sacred Games’ on the grounds that it insulted Gandhi.

The plea seeks deletion of content from episodes on the ground it “tarnished” the image of the former PM.

