(PRAYER: Writ Appeal No.1437 of 2006 is filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the order of the learned single Judge dated 20.03.2006 made in W.P.No.1518 of 2005.

Writ Appeal No.1438 of 2006 is filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the order of the learned single Judge dated 28.04.2006 made in W.P.M.P.No.12768 of 2006 in W.P.No.1518 of 2005.)

The Hon’ble Chief Justice:

“Kutra Pathirikai” is the feature film produced by the first respondent. The film revolves around the assassination of the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and the subsequent events including the investigation and the fate of assassins or some of the abettors/conspirators. The love story woven around two police officials having no connection with the assassination of late Prime Minister or the attempted assassination of the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, which forms only an infinitesimal portion of the film. After making the film, the producer submitted an application for the grant of certificate to the Central Board of Film Certification (‘Board’ for short) on 31.12.1992. However, the certificate for exhibition of the film was refused by the Censor Board on 31.02.1994 and th