Anand became the chief of India's film censor board three years ago and kicked up a controversy with a proposal to assign special ratings to films with explicit content.

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"We believe the Video Appeals Committee decision was correct and do not understand the court's decision to expend further public resources to censor a game that contains content well within the bounds established by the British Board of Film Classification's 18-plus ratings certification, " Rockstar said in a statement.

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