The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) denied certification to Thalapathy Vijay’s Jana Nayagan, which prevented the film from releasing on its planned date of January 9. In the latest update, on January 15, the Supreme Court dismissed the petition filed by the producer of the Tamil film Jana Nayagan.

A bench led by Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Augustine George Masih declined to hear the case, stating that the Madras High Court’s Division Bench will take up the matter on January 20, as per Live Law.

The film’s producer, KVN Productions LLP, filed the petition challenging the Madras High Court Division Bench order that stayed the Single Bench’s direction to the CBFC to certify the film without delay.

In the order, Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for KVN, stated that the industry has long followed the practice of announcing a release date before receiving CBFC clearance. He added that the makers had already booked over 5,000 theatres.