MUMBAI, July 18 -- The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on Thursday informed the Bombay high court that it will decide in two days whether to grant a censor certificate to the movie Ajey: The Untold Story of a Yogi, which is purportedly based on Uttar Pradesh chief minister Adityanath's life. "We will consider the application within two working days and communicate the same [to the producers]," a lawyer for the CBFC informed the division bench of justices Revati Mohite Dere and Neela Gokhale. The bench accepted the statement and disposed of the petition filed by the makers of the film, Samrat Cinematics India Pvt Ltd. In its plea, Samrat Cinematics had questioned the CBFC's "arbitrary, unreasonable, and unexplained" delay in certifying the movie, its teaser, trailer and promotional song. The movie is based on Shantanu Gupta's 2017 book, The Monk Who Became Chief Minister, according to the producers. The petitioners informed the court that they had applied to the CBFC for certification on June 5. As per the law, the censor board was supposed to assess the application within a week and, subsequently, refer the movie for screening within the next 15 days. However, no action has been taken even after a month has passed, the plea said. "This is nothing but a ploy to delay the release of the motion picture," it added. With over 1,500 cinema screens booked for the movie's scheduled release on August 1, the producers said they applied for certification again under the CBFC's "priority scheme" and paid a fee three times higher than the regular fare. Following this, a screening was scheduled for July 7, but the CBFC cancelled it later without any further communication, the plea said. The petitioners also claimed the CBFC had asked them to acquire a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the Uttar Pradesh chief minister's office (CMO). They argued that this demand was "erroneous, extraneous and baseless". "It is a matter of fact that the book which forms the foundational inspiration for the motion picture 'Ajey', has been officially endorsed by the CMO, Uttar Pradesh," the petition stated. "This official recognition is a clear testament to the bona fide intentions of the author...," it added....