Madras High Court refuses to allow Actor Dhanush to withdraw Tax Exemption plea for Rolls-Royce, Orders Payment of Rs. 30 Lakhs Within 48 Hours [Read Order]
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The Madras High Court while ordering the payment of Rs. 30 Lakhs within 48 Hours refused to allow Actor Dhanush to withdraw a tax exemption plea for Rolls-Royce. The petitioner, Dhanush had initially filed a writ petition in 2012 seeking entry tax exemption. The commercial tax department imposed a tax of Rs 60.66 lakh as a precondition to issuing the NOC. In 2015, Dhanush was asked to pay...
The Madras High Court while ordering the payment of Rs. 30 Lakhs within 48 Hours refused to allow Actor Dhanush to withdraw a tax exemption plea for Rolls-Royce.
The petitioner, Dhanush had initially filed a writ petition in 2012 seeking entry tax exemption. The commercial tax department imposed a tax of Rs 60.66 lakh as a precondition to issuing the NOC. In 2015, Dhanush was asked to pay 50 percent of the tax amount.
Mr.S.Vijayan, the counsel for the petitioner wanted to withdraw the plea filed in 2015. The Madras High Court heard the case and refused to permit Dhanush to withdraw the plea.
The Single Judge Bench of Justice S.M. Subramaniam directed Dhanush to pay the pending entry tax amount of Rs 30.30 lakh within 48 hours. Stating that courts are overburdened with several cases, the Madras High Court laid down guidelines to be followed in such cases. The Court also insisted that the petitioner should mention their profession in the plea. Both Dhanush and Vijay failed to mention their profession in their respective petitions.
"Citizens enjoying a reputation in the society for importing the most prestigious and luxury car of the world from England are expected to pay the Entry tax to the State Government as they are playing with the imported luxury car from abroad on the road within the State of Tamil Nadu. The roads across the State are laid from and out of the taxpayers' money. Thus, reminding the fundamental duty of the citizen is the Constitutional duty of the High Court,” the High Court said.
When the duties are reminded upon to citizens, they cannot make a complaint that the Court has exceeded its jurisdiction by unnecessarily penning down certain points. There exactly the principles of "Obiter dicta" come into assistance, the court added.
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