Hyderabad, July 30 -- The Telangana High Court has directed the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to process and issue the certification for the feature film "Raam Bhajarang," ruling that a pending legal dispute cannot be the sole reason to withhold a censor certificate.

The court observed that the CBFC must perform its statutory duty under the Cinematograph Act, 1952.

Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka held that a statutory authority cannot refuse to carry out its legal responsibilities simply because a third party has filed a writ petition. The court said that unless there is an interim stay or injunction from a court, the CBFC is required to continue processing applications as per law.

It further observed that the CBFC's role is lim...