High Court Takes up Case Against Gautamiputra Satakarni

Hyderabad High Court had taken up a petition on the Tax Exemption granted to Nandamuri Balakrishna’s Prestigious 100th film, Gautamiputra Satakarni. A lawyer has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in Hyderabad High Court against the Tax Exemption alleging that exemption was granted just because Balayya is a relative of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu.

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He also alleged that due procedures were not followed while granting the Tax Exemption. The high court took up the case and issued notices to Andhra Pradesh government and the film producer, Rajiv Reddy. The next hearing of the case was posted to coming Tuesday.

Our readers are aware that Gautamiputra Satakarni which released for Sankranthi has got Tax Exemption from Telangana government as well. There are similar allegations from few Telangana associations as well alleging that the movie is just a piece of fiction and is not authentic.