India, Jan. 20 -- The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) told the Madras High Court on Tuesday that a single judge erred in directing it to grant a "UA 16+" certificate to the Vijay-starrer Tamil film Jana Nayagan, arguing that the order was passed without giving the board an adequate opportunity to be heard.

CBFC made the arguments before a bench of chief justice MM Shrivastava and justice Arul Murugan, which was hearing its appeal challenging a single bench's January 9 order directing the board to grant certification to the film.

The bench heard both sides and reserved its orders on Tuesday.

Appearing for CBFC, additional solicitor general (ASG) ARL Sundaresan said justice PT Asha, the single judge who heard the matter earlie...