Indian court rejects plea to ban Da Vinci Code

India's top court has refused to ban the The Da Vinci Code film, saying no country with Christianity as a dominant religion has taken such a step, a news report said today.

Judges Arijit Pasayat and Altamas Kabir rejected petitions by the All India Christian Welfare Association and a representative of the New Delhi Cathedral Church who said the movie hurt the religious sentiments of Christians, the Press Trust of India news agency said.