Manu Kumaran, the producer of the documentary 'Battle for Banaras', moved the Delhi High Court on May 31 against the Central Board of Certification and Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) decision not to grant certificate to the documentary.

The Censor Board in its October 15, 2015 order refused certification to the documentary as it found the film objectionable and violated the guidelines of the Film Certification of Films for Public Exhibition issued under Section 5-B (2) of the Cinematograph Act, 1952 without identifying any specific frame, scene or moment in the film, which the board believed to be objectionable.