Authorized hassle has resurfaced for Ameesha Patel as a Moradabad court docket issued a non-bailable warrant in opposition to her in reference to a 2017 occasion dispute. The order got here after the actress allegedly failed to seem regardless of a number of summons issued by the court docket.In keeping with Free Press Journal, the case stems from a criticism filed by occasion organiser Pawan Verma, who claimed that Ameesha had been booked to carry out at a marriage on November 16, 2017. In keeping with the criticism, an advance fee of Rs 14.50 lakh was made, and preparations for her keep had been finalised at a lodge on Delhi Highway in Moradabad.
Organiser claims partial refund, cheque bounce
As per the criticism, the actress didn’t journey to Moradabad on the scheduled date. The organiser alleged that following discussions, she assured him of a full refund.Verma instructed the court docket that whereas Rs 10 lakh was returned in money, a cheque of Rs 4.50 lakh issued later allegedly bounced. After the fee dispute, he approached the court docket searching for authorized recourse.Regardless of repeated summons from the Extra Civil Decide (Junior Division) court docket, Ameesha didn’t seem, prompting the court docket to subject a non-bailable warrant to safe her presence.
Defence maintains dispute was resolved years in the past
Responding to the event, Ameesha’s counsel Abhishek Sharma acknowledged that the matter dates again to 2017 and had already been resolved via a settlement. He maintained that the total quantity was returned following the settlement. The counsel additional alleged that the criticism was being misused and expressed confidence that the actress would seem earlier than the court docket to current her aspect and make clear the state of affairs.