The Supreme Court on Monday came down heavily on actor Rajpal Yadav for failing to honour his undertaking to deposit money towards the dues of a private firm in a long-running series of cheque-bounce cases.On September 15, a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana gave the last opportunity of two weeks to the actor to come up with a concrete proposal to pay an outstanding amount to a private firm and directed him to deposit Rs 2 crore with the apex court registry.On Monday, the court was critical of the fact that despite expiry of the two-week time, no payment has been made.”They (complainant) are not poor,” Yadav’s counsel said during the hearing.Justice Bagchi got irked and said, “They may be richer than you, but they are poor to the extent you have swindled them. This arrogance needs to be put in its right place. You should know when to open your mouth. Your place is in jail.”The bench directed that the payment should be made by Tuesday and listed the case for hearing on Wednesday as the first case.The bench said it could dismiss Yadav’s appeal but was reluctant to do so because it may jeopardise the complainant’s chances of recovering the money.The bench noted that Yadav had been directed to make the payment by Monday but had failed to comply.Yadav’s counsel produced a copy of a demand draft for Rs 50 lakh and submitted that the draft was being processed by the bank.”Is this genuine or not? We don’t know,” the bench said.When the counsel said that the demand draft was with the bank and was being processed, the complainant’s lawyer accused the actor of repeatedly failing to comply with court directions.”He is a film actor. He is acting here also. He has no respect for the majesty of the institution,” senior advocate Ajit Sinha, the counsel for the complainant, said.The complainant alleged that in 2013, Yadav tendered seven cheques for Rs 1.05 crore each towards settlement of financial assistance of Rs 5 crore to him for a film in 2010. The cheques were dishonoured, the firm further alleged.According to the complainant, an agreement between the parties in 2012 stated that Yadav, his wife and their company had agreed to repay around Rs 11 crore, including interest.The top court, on September 15, had extended his exemption from surrendering till October 5.