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.