Madras HC dismisses plea to revoke censor certificate of 'Mersal'

A film is only an imaginative story and it is not real life, the HC bench said

The Madras High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking a direction to CBFC to revoke the censor certificate issued to actor Vijay's movie 'Mersal'.

A two-member bench of the Madras High Court dismissed a petition filed by lawyer A Asvasthaman saying freedom of expression is same for everyone and it cannot be suppressed.

"It is for the viewers to take a decision on whether to watch a film or not. It is the work of fiction and not reality," the bench said. 

"In a mature democracy voices of dissent cannot be suppressed," the bench added. 

The judges questioned the