KVN Productions has, through its statements made to the Madras High Court, communicated that they do not wish to continue with the legal case that they had brought before the court pertaining to actor Thalapathy Vijay's film Jana Nayagan. Their legal advisor Advocate Vijayan Subramanian has communicated this through a letter to the court. This, however, does not mean that the case is now closed. The case will now be brought before another Judge, Justice PT Asha, on February 10, 2026.
On this day, it is this judge who shall okay permission to do away with the case.
What is a writ petition?
A writ petition is typically filed when a person feels that their legal or constitutional rights have been impacted. By opting to withdraw the writ, the production house, in a way, indicates that they are not interested in taking the matter further. For the unversed, once the court grants the withdrawal of the writ, the judicial process on the specific writ petition ends.
Madras High Court's verdict on Jana Nayagan case
On January 27, a division bench of the Madras High Court set aside the previous order by which the film certification body Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) was directed to issue a U/A certificate for the film. This was done after the bench comprising Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan referred the matter back to a single judge for reconsideration.
Additionally, while delivering this verdict, it was noted that the previous judiciary did not completely follow natural justice, as it did not allow sufficient opportunity to put forth the case in front of the CBFC. It has now given this matter to the single judge to hear it again after allowing the CBFC to respond.
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