According
to
media
reports,
the
Kerala
High
Court
on
Tuesday
served
a
notice
to
Malayalam
superstar
Mohanlal
based
on
a
petition
requesting
cancellation
of
permission,
granting
his
possession
of
elephant
tusks.
After
a
former
Forest
Service
official
filed
the
petition,
Chief
Justice
S
Manikumar
ordered
a
notice
to
be
served
to
the
superstar.
He
also
posted
the
case
for
further
hearing
after
two
weeks.
Following
an
Income
Tax
raid
at
the
actor's
home
in
Kochi
in
2011,
his
possession
of
elephant
tusks
came
to
light
and
the
Forest
Department
took
up
the
case.
After
the
Forest
Department
filed
their
charge
sheet
against
the
Lucifer
actor
at
the
Perumbavoor
CJM
Court
in
September,
the
issue
now
surfaced
in
the
High
Court.
It
was
pointed
out
by
Mohanlal
in
his
affidavit
that
the
case
does
not
have
any
merit
as
he
had
already
received
an
ownership
certificate
for
the
ivory
from
the
Forest
department.
It
was
also
stated
in
his
affidavit
that
petitions
are
being
filed
against
him,
with
an
aim
to
gain
publicity
as
he
is
a
popular
figure.
Mohanlal
also
stated
that
it
was
a
mischievous
act
by
the
Forest
Department
to
file
a
charge
sheet
almost
seven
years
after
the
matter
actually
came
up.
Though
the
actor
has
an
'ownership
certificate',
rules
say
that
possession
of
elephant
tusks
by
anyone
is
against
the
Forest
and
Wildlife
Act.
On
the
work
front,
a
poster
of
his
next
film
'Big
Brother'
was
recently
revealed.
The
Siddique
directorial
is
jointly
produced
by
Siddique,
Jenso
Jose,
Philipose
K.
Joseph,
Manu
Maliackal
and
Vaishak
Rajan
under
the
banners
S
Talkies,
Shaman
International,
and
Vaishaka
Cynyma.
The
film
is
being
produced
on
a
budget
of
Rs
25
crore.
Besides
Big
Brother,
Mohanlal's
Marakkar:
Arabikadalinte
Simham
is
in
the
post-production
stage.