India, April 10 -- The Madras High Court on Friday refused to halt the screening of Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge in Tamil Nadu theatres, dismissing two writ petitions that sought a temporary stay on the film's release citing the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in the run up to the Assembly election.

A bench of chief justice SA Dharmadhikari and justice G. Arul Murugan held that no law bars the release of a film during the MCC period.

The judges said that the petitioner, D. Rakesh, a resident of Madurai, had not challenged the certification granted to the film by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC); hence, the court could not intervene in the absence of such a challenge.

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