Madras High Court Directs CBFC to Grant Censor Clearance for Vijay’s Film Jana Nayagan

The Madras High Court on Friday directed the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to immediately grant a U/A 16 certificate to the Vijay-starrer Jana Nayagan.

The Court held that the CBFC’s decision to refer the film to a revising committee after approving cuts recommended by its examining committee was without jurisdiction.

The Court observed that once the suggested excisions were carried out, the certification had to follow automatically.

It further held that entertaining a complaint from an examining committee member after certification would set a dangerous precedent and undermine the certification process.

[Jana Nayagan Producers v. Central Board of Film Certification]