Actor Vijay’s tax penalty case: Madras High Court dismisses his plea seeking relief
Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy refuses to set aside the ₹1.5-crore penalty imposed on him for not having voluntarily disclosed an additional income of ₹15 crore in 2015-16
Updated - February 06, 2026 12:57 pm IST - CHENNAI
Actor Vijay in Puli. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
The Madras High Court, on Friday (February 6, 2025), dismissed a writ petition filed by actor-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) in 2022 against the imposition of a penalty of ₹1.5 crore on him by the Income Tax (I-T) department for not having voluntarily disclosed an additional income of ₹15 crore during the financial year 2015-16.
Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy refused to set aside the penalty imposed by the I-T department, as the actor had disclosed his additional income and paid taxes for it only pursuant to a search and seizure operation carried out by I-T sleuths on September 30, 2015, and not before that. He concluded that the penalty order had been issued within the period of limitation prescribed under the Income Tax Act.
Published - February 06, 2026 10:59 am IST
judiciary (system of justice) / justice and rights / Tamil Nadu / Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
