MUMBAI: Nearly 10 days after the Bombay High Court passed an order banning adult content on movie channels, cable operators here continue to block out nine movie channels.

The stand off is a result of the confusion that has arisen following the Court's ruling in a public interest litigation.

In an effort to break the deadlock, representatives of various channels submitted an undertaking in the court on Thursday, stating that they would not telecast adult content.

The court, however, asked them to submit a more detailed undertaking, owning responsibility for the content. The High Court has clarified that the channels need not be blocked, and the onus of implementation of the ruling is on the broadcasters, whether based in India or abroad. The court said the consumers could seek action against the cable operators for being deprived of pay channels.

However, confusion prevails on who will filter the content and how, and to what geographical limits this rule applies.

Yash Khanna from Star Movies told The Hindu , "Today, we submitted an undertaking in the court saying that we would broadcast only U and U/A certified movies. However, we have been asked to submit an undertaking. We will now include a detailed movie schedule for one month. Hopefully, the channels should be up by tomorrow."

Asked if the channel was considering getting "A" movies certified by the Censor Board with cuts, he replied in the negative.

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