The
Bombay
High
Court
set
aside
an
order
of
the
Maharashtra
government
imposing
age
limit
on
those
allowed
on
film
sets.
Maharashtra
government
had
green
signaled
resumption
of
television
and
film
shoots
but
had
barred
people
above
the
age
of
65
years
and
children
below
the
age
of
10,
from
participating
in
any
activity
on
film
sets.
Cast
and
crew
belonging
to
these
age
groups
were
restricted
from
shooting
amid
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
Many
were
opposed
to
this
order
and
had
raised
concerns
on
how
senior
crew
members
would
earn
their
livelihoods,
and
the
continuity
of
projects
which
involved
senior
artists.
The
Indian
Motion
Pictures
Producers
Association
(IMPPA)
had
approached
the
Bombay
High
Court
against
the
state
government
order.
The
HC
had
questioned
the
government
on
the
reasoning
behind
its
guidelines
and
had
asked
how
senior
citizens
could
be
stopped
from
earning
a
livelihood.
The
state
government
had
responded
to
the
HC
by
saying
that
the
restriction
was
intended
as
an
act
of
care
for
senior
citizens,
and
that
it
was
for
their
own
good
as
they
would
be
vulnerable
to
COVID-19.
It
had
also
said
that
the
restriction
was
not
permanent
and
that
it
would
be
revised
as
per
the
new
unlock
guidelines
on
July
31.
The
HC
has
now
quashed
this
order
stating
that
the
guideline
was
not
practical
and
unfair
as
such
a
restriction
has
not
been
imposed
in
any
other
profession.