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The Punjab and Haryana high court on Saturday disposed of a plea seeking revocation of the screening certificate of the film Emergency as the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) told the high court the film has not yet been cleared for public viewing.e)..
Jain asserted that the CBFC takes into account all aspects and ensures that sentiments of a religious or any other group are not hurt before issuing certificates to any film..
Actor-politician Kangana Ranauts upcoming political drama Emergency has sparked controversy due to its sensitive theme, with the Shiromani Akali Dal even calling for a ban over its misrepresentation of the Sikh community..
The petition, filed by Mohali residents Gurinder Singh and Jagmohan Singh, both of whom claimed to be baptised Sikhs and social workers, had demanded that the certificate granted by the CBFC to film be revoked and it be allowed to be reviewed by eminent Sikh personalities before permitting its release..
In view of the statement of CBFC, the high court bench of chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice Anil Kshetarpal disposed of the plea..
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