The Supreme Court of India on Friday heard filmmaker Leena Manimekalai's plea challenging the multiple FIRs registered against her in various states over the poster of her documentary titled "Kaali". The matter was listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha. The bench, while issuing notice to the States, directed that no coercive steps shall be taken against the filmmaker either on the basis of the FIRs which had already been lodged or on basis of FIRs which may be lodged in relation to the Kaali poster row. The court also noted that at this stage, the lodging of FIRs in multiple states may cause serious prejudice to Manimekalai and thus, issued notice to States on plea for all FIRs to be consolidated in one place in accordance with law.