Cheques issued by the Department of Kannada and Culture to folk artists and writers who participated in Hampi Utsav, from January 27 to 29, 2023, have bounced.
Folk and other artists, and writers have alleged that cheques bounced in February and the bank statement showed insufficient funds as the reason. After getting no response from the department officials, one of the folk artists filed a cheque bounce case against the department in court.