Ranbir Kapoor Sued For Rs 50 Lakh: The Big Controversy

The supremely talented Ranbir Kapoor is on cloud nine after the roaring success of Sanju, but a demand of Rs 50 lakh has come knocking at his door via a case on-going in the Pune Civil Court

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Ranbir Kapoor Sued For Rs 50 Lakh: The Big Controversy

Ranbir Kapoor, who leased out his plush apartment in Trump Towers, located in Pune’s Kalyani Nagar, in October 2, 2016, has been sued by the tenant for allegedly not honouring the terms of the rental agreement.

Mumbai Mirror reports: "A Koregaon Park resident Sheetal Surywanshi, who had moved into the 6,094 square-feet apartment after renting it on leave and license basis, has sought damages and interest for being evicted much before the lock-in period stated in the agreement. The license fee was decided at Rs 4 lakh per month for the first 12 months, and Rs 4.20 lakh for the next 12. Over and above Suryawanshi paid a deposit of Rs 24 lakh.

The case is on in the Pune civil court, where Suryawanshi has sought damages to the tune of Rs 50.40 lakh and interest of Rs 1.08 lakh stating that her family suffered ‘severe inconvenience and hardships’ due to the sudden eviction.

According to her, in August 2017, 11 months after she moved in, she was asked to vacate the flat. She eventually moved out by October-end 2017.

ranbir kapoor poses for a photo shoot
Ranbir Kapoor Poses For A Photo Shoot

According to the suit filed earlier this year, ‘24-months shall be a lock-in period’ was the arrangement in the agreement signed between the two sides. “In said notice (email), it was falsely informed by the defendant (Ranbir) that he wants to shift into the said premises, and for this reason, plaintiff (Suryawanshi) was asked to vacate the premises in contravention of the terms and conditions of the leave and license agreement,” the suit states. Suryawanshi alleged that she was ‘maliciously deceived’ by RK to vacate despite the lockin period of 24 months. The suit informs that in January 2018, Suryawanshi shot a notice to the actor but did not get any response."

According to Mirror: 'Ranbir has denied all allegations and has filed his responses in the court, stating that Suryawanshi was not asked to vacate the flat because he was moving in, reproducing a portion of the leave and license agreement. The clause in the agreement states that the lock-in period would be of 12 months and that the licensee (Suryawanshi) cannot terminate it before said period. The portion reproduced in the response also states that if Suryawanshi terminates the agreement before 12 months, she will be liable to pay the rent for the remaining period.

ranbir kapoor
Ranbir Kapoor

Plaintiff cannot unilaterally change, modify or interpret leave and license agreement to suit her convenience,” Ranbir’s response states, adding that Suryawanshi vacated the flat on her own free will and that she defaulted on rent for 3 months before leaving, which has been deducted from the deposit. The case is scheduled to be heard next on 
August 28."



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