Mumbai, April 10 -- Prasoon Joshi, Chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) reacted to the center's decision to scrap the cinema's statuary body - Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT)

"This is part of extensive tribunal reform. One understands that this a procedural rationalisation of multiple tribunals not just FCAT, which have been either merged or reduced from 26 to 19 based on functional similarity," said Joshi in a statement.

The CBFC chairperson further said that apart from increased functional efficiency, the move shall reduce the burden on the public exchequer, especially when the public at large is not a direct litigant in many of these tribunals."From our industry's specific standpoint, the fact is tha...