allowed in the film. In
other words, these guidelines mandate the Censor Board to ensure that human
sensibilities are not offended by vulgarity and obscenity ... would clearly indicate that a mandate has been issued to the Censor Board to
ensure that the medium of film should remain responsible and sensitive
Nadu,
Public Information and Broadcasting Department,
Chennai 9.
5. The Chairman,
Censor Board,
No.26, 5th Floor,
Haddows Road,
Shastri Bhawan,
Chennai. ..Respondents
Prayer :
Writ ... film and for a further direction to the fifth respondent/Censor Board to re-consider the censor certificate issued to the said film
only after the film is produced and certified by the Censor Board". The Censor Board had issued the certificate ... incurred prior to the Certificate granted by the Censor Board, Rs. 3,90,323 (Rs.9,35,045 - Rs. 5,44,722) could at best
petition the main question is whether the certificate granted by the Censor Board, as modified by the Appellate Tribunal, conforms to the basic principles ... films."
(7) Consequently, the learned Judge directed the Censor Board to consider the issue of "A" certificate afresh, after the above scenes
Supreme Court from time to time, the guidelines issued by the Censor Board and also provisions of some statutes in this behalf. In this perspective ... qualified to be a Judge of a High Court.
The film Censor Board is specially entrusted to screen off the silver screen pictures which offensively
International Sri Vaishnava Dharma vs The Censor Board on 29 May, 2008
Author: M.Sathyanarayanan
Bench: M.Sathyanarayanan
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE ... Suba Samithi ... Petitioner in
W.P.12929/08
Vs.
1.The Censor Board,
Shastri Bhavan, Chennai-6.
2.M/s.Oskar Films
play songs and dialogues, even after having prohibited by the Censor Board, the third respondent herein, without considering the age of the viewers and audience ... private FM radio companies are broadcasting the songs prohibited by the Censor Board in public, though the songs containing objectionable words which should
films and after the films got certification by
the Censor Board and the same was not allowable in view of Rule 9
of the Rules ... films and
till it received the certificate from the Censor Board can be claimed as cost
of the films, by the producer. For clarity
production of a feature film certified for release by the Board of Film Censors in a previous year shall be allowed in accordance with ... rule (4). Explanation. - In this rule,- (i) "Board of Film Censors" means the Board of Film Censors constituted under the Cinematograph
Jackie Chan. He has also prayed for a direction to the Censor Board to withdraw permission for exhibition of the film "Jackie Chan ... Home. The petitioner's further case is that the Censor Board has not acted with due care in issuing certificate to such a film
