CHENNAI: Madras high court on Friday directed the Tamil Nadu sales tax authorities not to take any coercive action till February 1 against actor Vijay for non-payment of penalty for late payment of entry tax for his imported BMW car from the US in 2005.
Though the actor paid the entry tax, he had moved the court challenging the 400% penalty imposed for delayed payment of the tax. Justice C Saravanan passed the oral instruction while tagging the plea to a batch of similar matters. The court then adjourned the hearing to February 1.
