HC notice to Centre, CBFC on anti-smoking warning in films

February 04, 2014 18:15

The Bombay High Court today issued a notice to the Union government and the Central Board for Film Certification on a petition by filmmaker Anurag Kashyap challenging the notification that made an anti-smoking disclaimer mandatory during smoking scenes in a movie.

A division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice M S Sanklecha issued notice to the ministries of Health and Family Welfare and Information and Broadcasting besides the censor board and asked them to file their affidavits. The matter has been posted for March 5.

Kashyap had approached the high court in December 2013 after the censor board restrained him from releasing his movie "Ugly" after he refused to comply with the rule that requires for 'Smoking is injurious to health' warning to pop up every time a character smokes in a movie.

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