Relief for actor Vijay in case related to another imported car

The Madras High Court on Friday directed the State government not to proceed with coercive action against the actor Vijay for not paying entry tax and the penalty imposed for a car he had imported from the US in 2005.

Justice C Saravanan passed the interim injunction after hearing a plea moved by the actor seeking a direction to quash the recovery notice issued by the assessment officer on December 17. Recording the submissions, the judge clubbed the matter along with other similar cases filed by noted music director Harris Jayaraj and Adyar Gate Hotels.

“The matter is adjourned to February 1 and no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioner till then,” the judge said.

According to Vijay, the government demanded Rs 7.98 lakh as the entry tax and a penalty of Rs 30.23 lakh for the delay in paying it. “The assessment officer has come to a wrong conclusion with an order dated March 25, 2019, of the High Court on a writ petition preferred by the petitioner in 2015 for entry tax exemption. The division bench only upheld the liability of the entry tax imposed on the imported vehicles and did not direct to pay the entry tax,” he submitted.

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