Madras High Court sets aside order directing censor board to grant U/A certificate for Vijay's 'Jana Nayagan'

Case to be now be heard afresh by single judge

A Division Bench of Madras High Court on Tuesday allowed an appeal filed by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) against a direction of a single-judge to immediately grant censor clearance to Vijay-starrer film Jana Nayagan.

In a setback to TVK leader Vijay, a division bench of Madras High Court on Tuesday set aside the single judge order directing the censor board to grant 'U/A' certificate for his film Jana Nayagan. The court sent the matter back to the single judge for fresh consideration.

The case will now be heard afresh by the single judge.https://www.deccanherald.com/india/tamil-nadu/such-complaints-would-give-rise-to-dangerous-trend-madras-high-court-directs-cbfc-to-issue-ua-certificate-for-vijays-jana-nayagan-3856355

This means that the release of the movie would be delayed further.

The division bench allowed an appeal filed by the Central Board of Film Certification against a direction of the single judge to immediately grant censor clearance to the film.

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