Chennai, May 7: A writ petition has been filed in the Madras High Court demanding the registration of an FIR against actor Vijay, who is also the leader of the Tamilga Vetrri Kazhagam (TVK), concerning alleged income tax irregularities. This case is reportedly linked to the film “Puli,” which was released in 2015.
The High Court registry assigned a number to the petition on Wednesday, and it may soon be listed for a hearing on the issue of “maintainability.” Although the petition was initially filed last month, the registry had previously refused to assign it a number. Subsequently, on April 8, Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan directed the registry to assign a number to the petition under maintainability.
The petition states that following the release of “Puli,” the Income Tax Department conducted a search and seizure operation on Vijay’s properties on September 30, 2015. Allegedly, documents indicating unaccounted cash transactions were discovered during this operation.
According to the documents, the film’s producers, P.T. Selvakumar and Shibu (SKT Studios), paid Vijay ₹16 crores via cheque and approximately ₹4.93 crores in cash. The petition claims that TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) was only deposited on the cheque amount, while the cash payment was not accounted for.
It further mentions that during the income tax investigation, Vijay was questioned and reportedly admitted to receiving around ₹5 crores in cash, agreeing to pay taxes on it. Additionally, he voluntarily disclosed an extra income of ₹15 crores for the financial year 2015-16.
Later, on July 29, 2016, Vijay filed his income tax return for the assessment year 2016-17, declaring a total income of ₹35.42 crores, which included this additional income. The return also claimed deductions for depreciation of ₹17.81 lakhs and expenses of ₹64.71 lakhs for the fans club.
The petition now seeks criminal action and the registration of an FIR against Vijay based on the facts that emerged during the income tax proceedings.
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