The Central Board of Film Certification order dated 14.08.2018 is under challenge in the present writ petition.

2. The Certificate of “A” with Excisions/Modifications are issued by the Central Board of Film Certification. Aggrieved from and out of the reasons stipulated in the order impugned, the writ petitioner is constrained to move the present writ petition.

3. The learned counsel for the writ petitioner articulated his case by stating that the actions of the respondent are selective and they have picked the petitioner for the purpose of depriving his right to exercise the Freedom of Speech and Expression, has enshrined under the Constitution of India.

4. It is contended by the petitioner that the petitioner is a registered member of the Tamil Nadu Producers Council and also a member of the South Indian Film Artists Association and have an own production house viz. Sri Varaaki Amman Pictures duly registered in the said address and produced a feature Tamil film viz. 'Siva Manasula Pushpa'. The said Film was produced and directed by the writ petitioner and he himself acted as a hero in the above said Film. The story and screenplay of the film is also by the writ petitioner