Anushka Sharma: The Bombay High Court has agreed to hear Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma’s petitions challenging the Sales Tax Department’s proceedings against her.
The Chakda Xpress actor filed a High Court petition opposing two orders issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Sales Tax raising dues under the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act for assessment years 2012-13 and 2013-14.
On Thursday, January 12, a division bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and Abhay Ahuja issued a notice to the respondents on Sharma’s petition and scheduled a hearing on February 6 for the matter.
High Court slams Anushka Sharma
In continuation of the report, the High Court slammed the actor in December 2022 for filing two petitions against the notice through her tax consultant, Shrikant Velekar, rather than filing it herself.
Sharma has petitioned for the fiscal years 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, and 2015-16. The High Court then stated that there was no reason why the affected individual (Sharma) couldn’t file the petitions herself.
Sharma’s petitions, according to India TV, claimed that she performed in films and at award ceremonies as part of a tri-party agreement with her agent, Yashraj Films Pvt Ltd, and producers/event organisers.
“The petitioner submits that as an actor does not possess any copyright in the film, the question of transferring/selling the same to any other person or producer does not arise. Performer’s rights are to protect the interests of the actor and are not for transfer or sale,” Sharma said in her pleas.
Anushka Sharma upcoming films
Anushka Sharma will be seen playing Jhulan Goswami in her next film, ‘Chakda Xpress,’ a biopic directed by Prosit Roy. She will co-star with Bengali actor Parambrata Chatterjee. The film wrapped production in December 2022 and will be released exclusively on Netflix.
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