The Madras High Court on Tuesday, adjourned by three weeks, a writ petition filed by actor C. Joseph Vijay last year, against an order passed by the Income Tax Department on June 30, 2022 imposing a penalty of ₹1.5 crore on him for not having voluntarily disclosed an additional income of ₹15 crore in the financial year 2015-16.
Justice Krishnan Ramasamy directed the High Court Registry to list the matter on October 30 after the petitioner’s counsel requested an adjournment. When the case was listed for admission on August 16, 2022, Justice Anita Sumanth had granted an interim injunction, restraining the I-T officials from recovering the penalty amount.
Thereafter, A.P. Srinivas, senior standing counsel for the I-T Department, filed a detailed counter affidavit explaining the reasons behind the imposition of the penalty. Subsequently, on February 21, 2023, Justice Abdul Quddhose ordered that the interim injunction, initially granted for a limited period, shall continue until further orders.
