New Delhi, 15 October 2026: The Supreme Court has sent the check bounce case involving famous Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav for mediation. Apart from this, the court has directed the lower court to return his passport to him.
The court gave these reliefs only after the actor deposited Rs 2 crore in the registry. Earlier, the court had pulled him up for not depositing the amount and directed to take strict action against him.
Order to return passport
The court has allowed Rajpal Yadav to return his passport, so that he will be able to travel abroad for work purposes. However, the restrictions imposed on them will remain in place. The court bench had said that after getting the passport back, Rajpal Yadav can travel abroad, but after returning he will have to inform the trial court.
This matter was handed over to Lawad
During the hearing of this case, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi had observed that the deposit of funds shows that these matters can be resolved by mutual consent. Rajpal Yadav and his wife have deposited two crore rupees in the registry. During the proceedings, the Chief Justice said that he would appoint a mediator to help resolve the dispute through mutual understanding and agreement.
initiative to end the conflict
The bench said that both the parties should sit with a mediator and discuss this matter. With the permission of the mediator, either party may connect through online or offline means to resolve the issue. At the beginning of the hearing, the Chief Justice indicated that the Court would hear the case; However, later he requested both the parties to seriously think about resolving the dispute through mediation.
Actor Yadav's lawyer had said that he had sold his ancestral property to manage the finances. This controversy started in 2010, when the actor and his wife received Rs 5 crore for completing a film. However, as the film was not completed within the stipulated time, controversy arose and the matter reached the court.
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