Centre challenges Kerala HC's verdict on Malayalam film Haal's censor row
Updated On: 04 December, 2025 07:56 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The Union Government has appealed the Kerala High Court’s decision quashing the CBFC’s A-certificate and mandated cuts for the Malayalam film Haal. The Division Bench is examining the maintainability of the filmmaker’s earlier writ petition while also addressing the absence of High Court rules for such appeals
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The row around the certification of the Malayalam film Haal intensifies. After the Kerala High Court announced its verdict on the censor row of the Shane Nigam-starrer, the Union Government has challenged it. On Thursday, Centre filed an appeal before the Kerala High Court challenging its single bench judgment that quashed the `A` certificate and mandated cuts imposed on the Malayalam film.
Centre challenges court order
The Union Government has filed the appeal along with the Regional Officer, Chairman and Revising Committee of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). In its plea, the Centre argued that the Single Bench should not have entertained the filmmaker`s petition under Article 226 of the Constitution in the presence of a statutory appeal mechanism available under the Cinematograph Act.
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