# Rajpal Yadav deposits Rs 2 crore, SC orders passport release, mediation 2026-10-15T09:32:27+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Supreme Court on Thursday, 15 October 2026, directed a trial court to release actor Rajpal Yadav’s passport after his lawyer confirmed he had deposited Rs 2 crore in a cheque bounce case. The court also referred the dispute to mediation, saying it would appoint a sole mediator for an amicable settlement. Yadav had been directed to deposit the amount by 13 October following a previous hearing. The case stems from a 2010 agreement under which Yadav borrowed Rs 5 crore for his film ‘Ata Pata Laapata’. The complainant, M/s Murli Projects Pvt Ltd, alleged dishonoured cheques and an unpaid liability of around Rs 11 crore. Yadav has been convicted in seven cheque-dishonour cases and faces a three-month sentence. His plea against the conviction remains pending before the Supreme Court. The bench asked the parties to appear before the mediator on a date to be fixed. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both outlets cover the same court orders identically, with neutral-report framing across the board. India TV News leads with the Rs 2 crore deposit and the Supreme Court’s satisfaction, while The Indian Express names the bench (Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi) and details the 2010 loan agreement and the film’s title, ‘Ata Pata Laapata’. Neither paper adds editorial colour, criticises any party or praises the court. The balanced reading is that the Supreme Court has given Yadav conditional relief, passport release and mediation, without deciding the merits of his conviction appeal. The concrete next step is that Yadav must appear before the appointed mediator on a date yet to be fixed. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - indiatvnews.com (neutral report) Neutral factual lead on deposit and court order - indianexpress.com (neutral report) Neutral framing with added case background This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Ata Pata Laapata, Canada, Rajpal Yadav, Supreme Court, Surya Kant Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/rajpal-yadav-deposits-rs-2-crore-sc-orders-passport-release-mediation/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/rajpal-yadav-deposits-rs-2-crore-sc-orders-passport-release-mediation/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/