The Bombay High Court on Tuesday requested a response from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) regarding a petition filed by the producers of a movie reportedly based on the life of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The petition alleges an undue delay in the issuance of certification, reported news agency PTI.

A bench comprising Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Neela Gokhale also orally remarked that the CBFC is legally obligated to issue certificates within a prescribed timeline and therefore cannot evade this responsibility.

Samrat Cinematics, the production company, has challenged the CBFC’s “arbitrary, unreasonable, and unexplained” delay in processing certification applications for its film Ajey: The Untold Story of a Yogi, including its teaser, trailer, and promotional song, according to PTI.