HC junks plea against release of 'Taj Story'
	
		
				New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- The Delhi high court on Thursday refused to entertain a petition challenging the certificate granted by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to the Paresh Rawal-starrer "Taj Story" scheduled to hit the screens on Friday. Rejecting the plea seeking a stay on the release of the film, the court said it cannot act as a "super censor board".
The movie produced by CA Suresh Jha has stirred a controversy since the makers dropped the film poster showing Lord Shiva emerging from the Taj Mahal's dome.
A bench of chief justice DK Upadhyay and justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed that the Cinematograph Act does not provide any statutory provision allowing the CBFC to review its own certification.
"There is no provision for review (of certificate granted by the censor board) in the Cinematograph Act; we can't issue such a direction," the high court bench said....
		
			
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