Hyderabad: 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. Allowing the writ petition, the Telangana High Court directed the CBFC to immediately process the certification application for “Raam Bhajarang” and issue the certificate in accordance with the Cinematograph Act, 1952.