During the court proceedings, the counsel of the federal government had put forth the argument that the movie theme and contents embarrass and degrade political figures and the likelihood is that such bashing of politicians might trigger unrest. Hence the Government used its constitutional powers to place a ban on the movie showing. Commenting on the argument submitted by the Government Counsel, the court remarked that the content screened through the film had already been aired by TV Channels and other movies and the movie fans had the option of not watching the movie. The Court came out with verdict that the federal government had been unable to provide and furnish reasonable arguments in support of ban on Maalik. Earlier in the course of proceedings, the petitioners had submitted that complaints lodged against the movie were not genuine and were lodged under fake names and hence not admissible.