The Supreme Court observed that the grant of certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) under the Cinematograph Act of 1952 denudes States of any power to exercise prohibition on the exhibition of the film.
While staying the ban imposed by certain States on the screening of censor-cleared Padmaavat the apex court held that Once the Parliament has conferred the responsibility and power on a statutory Board and the Board has certified the film, non-exhibition of the film by States is contrary to statutory provisions
Supreme Courts observation
States cannot throw the CBFC certificate in the dustbin.
This is lawlessness. States cannot ban screening to appease their political constituency. This will lead to constitutional breakdown
States cannot become super censors.
Certifying a film is a statutory act under a central law. States cannot defy the Supreme Court and encroach into Union territory merely because it is politically convenient
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