N Mahi Films Production v. Central Board Of Film Certification And ORS

NISHA SANDEEP CHITNIS NISHA SANDEEP CHITNIS Date: 2025.11.21 18:19:19 +0530

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.12688 OF 2025 M/s. N. Mahi Films Production Through its Proprietor - Mohit Kumar Sahu

...Petitioner

Versus

Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and Anr. ...Respondents Mr. Veer Kankaria i/b Mr. Hemant Shukla a/w Mr. Hemant Shukla and Jainam Jain i/b Apex Juris LLP, for the Petitioner. Ms. Savita Ganoo a/w Mr. D. P. Singh for the Respondents. Ms. Geeta Budhwarkar, Assistant from Central Board of Film Certification, is present.

CORAM : REVATI MOHITE DERE & SANDESH D. PATIL, JJ.

DATE : 21st NOVEMBER 2025 P.C. :

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By this petition, the petitioner has sought a direction to respondent No.1-The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to forthwith process and grant the requisite certificate to the petitioner's film 'JANKI', in accordance with law.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has undertaken to this Court that what is stated at serial Nos.1 and 3 to 7 at page numbers 1/3

14 to 17 of the petition will be deleted. Statement accepted. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further tendered a Chart indicating what can be deleted and what cannot be deleted. The said Chart is taken on record and marked 'X' for identification. A copy of the said chart is also handed over to the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents.

3.

Learned counsel for the respondents, on written instructions, states that since the petitioner is deleting what is stated in the Chart at serial Nos.1 and 3 to 7, which is at page numbers 14 to 17 of the petition, and the Chart which is marked as 'X' for identification, the respondent No.1-CBFC has no objection to process the film. Statement accepted.

4.

In view of the aforesaid, nothing survives for further consideration in the present petition. The same is disposed of accordingly.

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5.

Needless to state, the petitioner shall submit a deletion/modified version of the movie 'JANKI', as per what has been undertaken by the petitioner today, to the respondent No.1-CBFC. On submitting the deletion/modified version of the movie 'JANKI', the respondent No.1-CBFC shall process the said film and issue certification, within 3 working days of the receipt of the said deletion/modified version of the movie.

6.

The Petition is disposed of on the aforesaid terms. All concerned to act on the authenticated copy of this order.

SANDESH D. PATIL, J.

REVATI MOHITE DERE, J.

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