chennai a lawyer has moved the madras high court seeking a direction to the state and the central governments to regulate screening of a certificated movies advocate brezhnev wanted the court to direct the state authorities to ensure that minors are not permitted to view such movies in theatresaccording to the petitioner as per a circular issued by the central board of film certification cbfc dated march 31 2022 addressed to the theatre owners association and multiplex association of of the country it was brought to their notice that some theatres are allowing minors to watch adult certified movies as per section 7 of the cinematograph act if any person exhibits or permits exhibition of adult only certified movies to minors they shall be punishable with imprisonment for a maximum of three years with fine of 1 lakh the circular saidthe circular further directed the theatres to comply with the law and take due care to implement the same it warned the theatres that stringent action would be taken in case of violations the petitioner saiddespite the circular the theatres across the state particularly in rural and suburban areas are not taking any measures to comply with the mandatory rules of cbfc the petitioner alleged the petitioner further claimed that he issued a representation to the theatre associations dated december 12 2022 to comply with the film certification conditions since they failed to respond to the same he has moved the high courtwhen the plea came up for hearing the first bench of acting chief justice t raja and justice d bharatha chakravarthy directed the state and the central governments to consider the representation of the petitioner and disposed of the plea