Allow colour blind candidates to study film editing courses, Supreme Court tells FTII
The ruling by a bench of Justices S K Kaul and M M Sundresh endorsed the majority view of an expert committee appointed by the top court in November last.
The apex court had earlier formed a committee of experts on the issue (File) The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Pune-based Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) not to exclude candidates suffering from colour blindness from its courses on film making and editing and asked it to make changes to its curriculum instead.
The ruling by a bench of Justices S K Kaul and M M Sundresh endorsed the majority view of an expert committee appointed by the top court in November last.
The committee said the colour grading module of the editing course has “no relevance or nexus with the role of a film editor”.
The bench said the expert panel’s conclusion showed “a clear recommendation that all individuals will be allowed for all courses” at FTII, and asked the institute to either exclude the colour grading module or make it optional.
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