The Bombay high court on August 7 wondered why the Central Board of Film Certification was insisting on a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from a government authority for clearing Ajey: The Untold Story Of A Yogi which is purportedly based on the life of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath.
A bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Neela Gokhale was informed during a hearing that the CBFC had rejected the plea for certification of the film based on a book written on the life of the UP CM. One of the grounds for rejection of the certification was absence of an NOC from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO). The bench then asked as to why the CBFC was insisting on an NOC or a certificate from an authority for certifying a film.