SC directs Rajpal Yadav to deposit ₹2 crores in cheque bounce case by October 13: ‘Like your movie, your money is also Ata Pata Laapata’
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed star Rajpal Yadav to deposit ₹ 2 crore rupees towards the amount due to the complainant in a cheque-bounce case by October 13. The court shared it would consider Yadav’s plea challenging the High Court order only after the payment is made.
Adding to this, Rajpal Yadav According to ANI, Rajpal was present in court, and had brought a demand draft of ₹ 1.15 crore rupees. The remaining ₹ 85 lakh is to be paid by October 13 through a buyer of his property, who was also present in court along with the star.
Meanwhile, The bench, however, criticised Yadav’s conduct and warned that his sentence could be enhanced.t.
Notably, During the hearing, Yadav’s counsel told the court that the star had approached the Registry to make the payment, but RTGS was not permissible. Yadav had therefore brought a demand draft of ₹ 1.15 crore rupees.
As per the latest buzz, On the remaining ₹ 85 lakh, his counsel shared a buyer of Yadav’s property was present in court and the amount would be paid once the transaction was completed.
In further updates, After passing the order, the bench had an informal exchange with Yadav, who spoke about the financial difficulties caused by his 2012 movie Ata Pata Laapata. The star claimed the movie had resulted in losses of around ₹ 200-250 crore rupees and that the producers had also suffered.
On top of that, During the exchange, the Chief Justice of India remarked in jest that the title of the movie was synonymous with Yadav’s conduct, “Like your movie, your money is also Ata Pata Laapata, gayab."
Yadav then greeted the bench, saying, “Pranam karta hoon,” and spoke about how he had endured losses of ₹ 200-250 crore rupees over the movie.
Source: Hindustan Times