A consumer court case involving Bollywood actor Salman Khan and Rajshree Pan Masala has hit a procedural roadblock after the Forensic Science Laboratory in Jaipur returned key documents citing technical deficiencies, making a forensic examination of the actor’s signatures impossible in their current form.
The District Consumer Court in Kota, Rajasthan, which is hearing a complaint against Rajshree Pan Masala over alleged misleading advertisements featuring Khan, has now directed that the deficiencies be rectified before the documents are resubmitted to the state forensic lab. The next hearing is scheduled for April 21.
The FSL had received the documents from the court for signature verification but returned them on April 8, stating they did not meet the standards required for scientific examination.
Advocate Rakesh Suwalka, appearing for Rajshree Pan Masala, told the court that no forensic examination was possible on the documents currently available. Acknowledging the constraints, the Kota court ordered necessary corrections in the documents before resubmitting them.
Advocate Shivanshu Naval appeared on behalf of the Bollywood actor, while complainant Indramohan Singh Honey submitted an affidavit during the proceedings.
The complainant said that the court’s latest order will help in establishing the authenticity of the disputed documents.
The signature controversy began on December 26, 2025, when Honey alleged that the signatures on documents submitted to the court were suspicious and demanded their examination. The District Consumer Court ordered a scientific analysis of the signatures and directed the concerned party to appear in person and submit a sworn affidavit.
The order was subsequently challenged before the State Consumer Commission in Jaipur, which granted an interim stay on the examination process. However, after hearing arguments from both sides, the Commission recently lifted the stay and upheld the lower court’s order.
The case pertains to allegations of misleading advertisements by Rajshree Pan Masala in which Salman Khan had featured. Honey, a senior BJP leader and Rajasthan High Court advocate, had raised questions about the truthfulness of advertising claims and the potential impact such endorsements have on younger audiences.
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