The single bench judge had ordered a 15-day interim stay on the movie's release amid controversy over its alleged stereotyping of Kerala and its people.
The court said the principles of natural justice were not followed the first time since the censor board was not given enough time to decide and respond.
There is a long line of the actor-turned-politician's films that have faced political resistance and informal pressures, even after censor board clearances were secured.
Tamil Nadu CM M. K. Stalin criticises central censor board after extensive cuts to Sivakarthikeyan starrer 'Parasakthi'; and roadblocks in certification for Vijay starrer 'Jana Nayagan'.
The Madras HC rules that CBFC overstepped its powers by sending Vijay's film to a revising committee even after the producers carried out the changes demanded by the censor board.
The 9 January release of 'Jana Nayagan' was postponed after the HC reserved its order on a plea challenging CBFC’s decision to withhold a censor certificate for the TVK leader's movie.
At heart of controversy are allegations of scenes ‘hurting religious sentiments’ & misrepresenting armed forces, further complicated by procedural wrangles at CBFC.
Film based on life of slain human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, a former bank manager who exposed mass disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Punjab in militancy era.
The volume of major arms transfers has risen by 9.2% compared to 2016-2020. The increase is driven overwhelmingly by Europe’s rearming, followed by the Middle East.
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The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
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