The Bombay High Court has asked the CBFC to decide by September 18 on Kangana Ranaut’s film Emergency and the next hearing on September 19. Kangana and her team had knocked on the Bombay High Court doors, seeking her film’s release.
Actor Kangana Ranaut reached out on social media and expressed her displeasure and admits that she is everyone’s favourite target. ‘The price you have to pay for awakening this sleeping nation…’
Today I have become everyone’s favourite target, this is the price you pay for awakening this sleeping nation, they don’t know what I am talking about they have no clue why I am so concerned, because they want peace, they don’t want to take sides. They are cool, you know…
— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) September 4, 2024
The division bench of Justices BP Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla, has turned down the same, urging the CBFC to consider the objections. The Bombay High Court is hearing an urgent petition on Wednesday.
#UPDATE | Bombay High Court says it is unable to direct CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification) to issue the certificate as it would contradict the MP High Court order.
MP court had directed CBFC to consider representations of Sikh groups who had filed petitions before it.… https://t.co/9yRqcXRnlg
— ANI (@ANI) September 4, 2024
Zee Entertainment Enterprises moved the Bombay High Court on September 3 to direct the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to issue the film “Emergency” certificate.
Zee Entertainment Enterprises, the co-producer company of the movie ‘Emergency’, approached the Bombay High Court seeking the release of actress Kangana Ranaut’s film ‘Emergency’ and a censor certificate.
A petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court, claiming that the…
— ANI (@ANI) September 4, 2024
“If we were to direct CBFC to issue certificate without considering objections, we would effectively be directing CBFC to breach order of another HC. Judicial propriety demands such a course should always be avoided. Considering these circumstances, we are of the view, as on date, we are unable to direct CBFC to issue the certificate as sought for by the petitioner (Zee Entertainment) in the present petition at this stage,” the Bench of Justices B P Colabawalla and Firdosh P Pooniwalla said.
Advocate Abhinav Chandrachud, appearing for CBFC, submitted on Wednesday that the Madhya Pradesh High Court had asked the Board to consider the objections against the movie before granting the censor certificate.
