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Music composer and filmmaker Palaash Muchhal has landed successful a ineligible contention aft societal idiosyncratic Vignyan Mane filed a lawsuit against him successful Sangli, Maharashtra, alleging cheating and invoking the Atrocities Act.
However, Muchhal’s ineligible typical has powerfully denied the claims, calling them a unit tactic.
Lawyer dismisses allegations
Speaking to NDTV, advocator Shreyansh Mithare questioned the timing of the complaint.“If that happened connected November 22, and present we are successful May, wherefore was nary ailment made until now? Earlier, helium lone spoke astir a fiscal dispute, but helium ne'er brought up immoderate allegation of caste-based remarks. This intelligibly shows that his intentions are not genuine and that helium is simply seeking publicity.
We volition respond to this appropriately done ineligible means,” helium said.
Points to earlier fiscal dispute
Mithare added that Mane’s earlier claims were constricted to an alleged fiscal dispute.Providing background, helium said, “On the 26th, helium gave interviews to respective quality channels, successful which helium said that Palaash had defrauded him of Rs 40 lakh. He said helium would record a ailment astatine the Sangli constabulary station. Based connected that, we approached the Bombay High Court and sent him a defamation announcement of Rs 10 crore.”
Defamation lawsuit and tribunal order
The lawyer said the substance escalated erstwhile Mane did not retract his statements.“After that, helium did not retract his statements, truthful we filed a defamation suit of Rs 11 crore successful the Bombay High Court. The tribunal has already issued a restraining bid against him, stating that helium cannot talk against Palaash successful the media oregon defame him further,” helium said.He added that contempt the order, Mane continued to springiness interviews, and a contempt petition whitethorn beryllium filed.According to Mithare, the defamation lawsuit was filed successful February, and the Bombay High Court issued its restraining bid connected February 11. He besides claimed that Mane was summoned doubly but did not appear.
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'Attempt to make pressure'
Mithare alleged that the latest ailment is an effort to exert pressure.“He seems to deliberation this is conscionable a unit tactic… To make unit truthful that we retreat the defamation lawsuit oregon scope a settlement, helium has filed this mendacious atrocity case,” helium said.
On Smriti Mandhana link
On claims astir Mane’s relation with Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana, Mithare said, “We are not alert of that; Smriti would beryllium the champion idiosyncratic to clarify. We met him lone done his father. There was ne'er immoderate juncture for Palaash to spell to Sangli, arsenic helium is simply a nonmigratory of Mumbai.”
Wedding called off
Palaash Muchhal and Smriti Mandhana were acceptable to get joined connected November 23, 2025, successful Sangli.However, connected the time of the wedding, Smriti’s begetter Shrinivas Mandhana was hospitalised owed to a wellness issue. Reports aboriginal stated that Palaash was besides taken to infirmary for viral symptoms and acidity-related complications.On December 7, 2025, Palaash and Smriti announced that their wedding had been called off.
