Rajpal Yadav's lawyer reacts to Supreme Court's two-week ultimatum in cheque bounce case, ‘doing drama’ jibe
Here's the latest update from the Bollywood world:
Star Rajpal Yadav has been allowed a final two-week window by the Supreme Court to deposit at least ₹ 2 crore rupees in connection with his ongoing financial dispute with a private complainant. But that did not come without some stern admonishment as the court took a jibe at the star, saying he was ‘doing drama’ in court.
Adding to this, Rajpal Yadav collected the Supreme Court's ire in a cheque bounce case. Rajpal Yadav's lawyer addresses cheque bounce case Addressing the matter, advocate Bhaskar Upadhyay, who represents Rajpal Yadav, spoke to the media, calling the two-week window a ‘great relief’ to his client, and also assured that the star’s team will comply with the court’s orders and directions.
Meanwhile, Speaking with the press outside the court on Tuesday, Upadhyay shared, “We welcome this order... The Court has graciously given us time to deposit this amount. Initially, it was ₹ 5 crores. Now the Court has reduced it to ₹ 2 crores. It's a great relief for us, and we will comply with the orders and directions of this Court.”
Notably, On Tuesday, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant shared Rajpal Yadav’s earlier conduct in the matter did not give the court much confidence. The Chief Justice shared, “Looking at his past conduct... how can anybody trust him? He’s perfect in doing drama and acting in Bollywood; he’s doing the same thing in Court also.”
As per the latest buzz, However, despite this, the Supreme Court granted the star two more weeks after his lawyer assured the bench that he would deposit at least ₹ 2 crore rupees within the given time and provide a surety for the remaining amount.
In further updates, Rajpal Yadav also continues to enjoy the court's protection against arrest until the next hearing, which is scheduled for October 5. However, he has been directed to surrender his passport.
On top of that, In 2010, Rajpal Yadav took a loan of around ₹ 5 crore rupees from a Delhi-based company, Murali Productions, to make his first movie as a director, Ata Pata Laapata. The movie did not perform well at the ticket-window and failed to earn enough to cover its costs. Since then, the star has expressed his inability to return the due amount. Over the years, the unpaid amount continued to increase due to interest and other charges and as per reports reached nearly ₹ 9 crore rupees. The dispute later led to a cheque bounce case against the star.
Rajpal Yadav was eventually arrested earlier this year, before his industry colleagues rallied around him, helping him repay some amount, which led to him being rolled out from the prison.
Source: Hindustan Times