Actress and MP Kangana Ranaut was absent during a significant arbitration to resolve Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar and a long -running legal battle between them at Bandra Court in Mumbai on Tuesday. Advocate Rizwan Siddiqui, who represented Ranaut, said that the actress was present in Parliament, due to which she could not come to court.
However, Advocate Jai K Bhardwaj, appearing for Akhtar, filed an application demanding the release of non-bailable warrant (NBW) against him for the presence of Ranaut. Bhardwaj said that Ranaut remained absent on major dates, which are about 40th, on which he was to appear in court, but he did not do so.
Magistrate Ashish Avari directed Siddiqui to file a reply to the application. Siddiqui opposed the release of NBW. However, the magistrate decided to give Ranaut a last chance before releasing the NBW.
In December 2024, both Ranaut and Akhtar decided to mediate the case. However, this has not happened yet and was to be held on Tuesday. The Akhtar Magistrates appeared in the court, while Ranaut was busy working as an MP and hence the court could not come.
What is the whole matter
Let us know that the legal battle between Ranaut and Akhtar started with a meeting held at Akhtar’s residence in March 2016. At that time Ranaut and actor Hrithik Roshan were in discussion about the exchange of email, which had turned into a public dispute. Javed Akhtar, who was allegedly close to Hrithik Roshan, pledged to hold a meeting with Ranaut and allegedly asked him to apologize to Roshan. Ranaut did not respond immediately. However, Ranaut described the 2016 meeting with Akhtar during a television interview after actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s alleged suicide in 2020.
Akhtar found the interview abusive and later filed a defamation complaint against Ranaut. The legal dispute increased further when Ranaut filed a counter -complaint against Akhtar, alleging that he tried to apologize to him under unfair pressure. The Dindoshi Sessions Court stayed this action against Akhtar.