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A azygous justice of the Madras High Court connected Friday (January 9, 2026) allowed a writ petition filed by KVN Productions LLP and ordered the issuance of U/A 16+ certificate to actor Vijay-starrer Jana Nayagan. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), however, made an contiguous notation earlier the Chief Justice’s Bench for an urgent proceeding of a writ entreaty to beryllium filed against the order.
First Division Bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G. Arul Murugan agreed to see the petition made by Additional Solicitor General AR.L. Sundaresan for an urgent proceeding of the CBFC’s writ entreaty against the bid passed by Justice P.T. Asha, who had directed the committee to contented the certificate forthwith truthful that the movie could beryllium released during Pongal.
The Chief Justice’s Bench is expected to perceive the entreaty connected Friday afternoon, if the lawsuit gets numbered by then, oregon connected Monday (January 12). The accumulation steadfast had approached the tribunal complaining that an examining committee of the CBFC had recommended the issuance of U/A 16+ certificate but the board’s president had unilaterally decided to nonstop the movie for reappraisal to a revising committee.
Senior counsel Satish Parasaran, assisted by Vijayan Subramanian, had argued that the producers had invested astir ₹500 crore successful the accumulation of the movie and had besides announced that it would beryllium released worldwide connected January 9, but each their plans were spoiled due to the fact that the CBFC conveyed its determination – to not judge the examining committee’s proposal – to the producers lone connected January 5.
He said, the movie was submitted for certification arsenic aboriginal arsenic December 18 and yet, the CBFC chose not to contented the certificate until the past moment. On the different hand, the ASG, representing the CBFC told the tribunal that 1 of the 5 members of the examining committee had sent a ailment to the CBFC president stating that his objections were not considered decently earlier making the recommendation.
The ASG besides stated that the Cinematograph (Certification) Rules of 2024 empower the board’s president to notation a movie to the revising committee if he/she was not satisfied with the recommendations made by the examining committee. He said, the tribunal could not contented a affirmative absorption to the committee for the issuance of the certificate and that it could lone beryllium directed to execute its statutory work wrong a clip limit.
