Bhojpuri actor Pawan Singh faced penalties for failing to attend the hearing of a maintenance case
BALLIA: Bhojpuri actor and BJP MLC in Bihar Pawan Singh was fined Rs 3,000 by a family court in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia on Saturday for failing to appear for a hearing in a maintenance case filed by his wife, Jyoti Singh. Because his mother was unwell, scheduled the next hearing for November 12, the court, which was informed that the actor could not attend.
Pawan Singh’s lawyer said a medical certificate and an application seeking mediation had been submitted to the court on his behalf. Pawan Singh’s lawyer, Harivansh Singh, said the hearing was scheduled before Additional Principal Judge Kamalapati Prajapati at the family court. He said the actor could not appear in court as his mother, Pratima Devi, was unwell. A medical certificate issued by her doctor, along with an application seeking mediation, was submitted to the court on his behalf, the lawyer said.
Jyoti Singh, however, accused her husband of making a mockery of the judicial process by allegedly using his influence.