The Madras High Court is to pronounce its verdict in the 'Jana Nayagan' movie case today.A division bench will decide the CBFC's appeal against the single bench's order to grant certification for the movie.The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan will pronounce orders on Tuesday morning. The court had reserved orders on 20th January after hearing the...
The Madras High Court is to pronounce its verdict in the 'Jana Nayagan' movie case today.
A division bench will decide the CBFC's appeal against the single bench's order to grant certification for the movie.
The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan will pronounce orders on Tuesday morning. The court had reserved orders on 20th January after hearing the CBFC and the movie's producer at length.
The movie, which is slated to be the final movie of Actor Vijay before his official entry into politics, was caught in a legal web after the Central Board of Film Certification delayed its certification. The producers of the movie, KVN Productions, approached the court against the delay.
A single bench, on January 9, directed the CBFC to certify the film. Against that, the. CBFC appealed to the division bench, which, on the same day, stayed the single bench's order.
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#BREAKING Madras High Court division bench sets aside single bench direction to the CBFC to certify 'Jana Nayagan' movie.
Division Bench sends back the matter to the single bench for fresh consideration.
BREAKING | Madras High Court SETS ASIDE single judge's order asking CBFC to certify Jana Nayagan movie
Court sends the matter back to the single judge. Asks single judge to decide the matter expeditiously after granting proper opportunity. Court asks production house to amend the prayer before writ court and challenge the chairperson's order also
Court notes that the single judge should not have gone into merits of the case without granting proper opportunity to the CBFC and in absence of prayer challenging the Chairperson's order
Court sets aside the order of single judge. However, considering natural justice, the court sends the matter back to single judge
Court says that considering the points raised in the complaint, the appellant should have been given opportunity to the CBFC
Matter taken up