The Bombay High Court on Tuesday ordered the attachment of two properties of Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt over a financial row with producer Shakeel Noorani, lawyers said.
The decision followed an arbitration award passed by the Indian Motion Pictures Producers Association (IMPPA) in January this year in favour of Noorani.
Noorani's lawyer Ashok Saraogi said his client had in 2002 paid Sanjay Dutt a signing amount of Rs5 million for his film Jaan Ki Baazi. But Dutt failed to complete the shooting.
"It was only in 2008 that Dutt finally told Noorani that he will not be completing the film, causing financial losses to Noorani," he said. "Noorani has now claimed Rs.30 million from Dutt."
Dutt's lawyer Sanjay Mannshinde said: "We will think about our line of action and appeal in the Bombay High Court next week."
