Tax evasion is anti-national, Madras HC tells actor Joseph Vijay

Lashing out actor Tamil movie hero C Joseph Vijay cine name Vijay for trying avoid payment of entry tax on import of an ultraluxury Rolls Royce Ghost car the Madras High Court ordered him to pay the tax and also levied a cost of Rs 1 lakhThe court also strongly disapproved the actors action of not revealing his occupation in his affidavit and held that tax evasion is to be construed as an antinational habitVijay had imported the prestigious and costly car from the UK While paying the import duty to the Central government he approached the court against the payment of entry tax to the Tamil Nadu governmentThe luxury car was lying idle as it could run on public roads unless it was duly registered after paying the entry taxThe court expressed its surprise that Vijay had not even stated his profession or occupation in his affidavitThe petitioner who is a reputed cine actor is expected to pay the tax promptly and punctually the court saidNoting that the petitioneractor has large scale fan groups and those fans are seeing the actors as real heroes the court said in Tamil Nadu cine heroes have risen to rule the state Therefore the people are under the impression that they are the real heroes Thus they are not expected to behave like a reel heroes Tax evasion is to be construed as antinational habit attitude and mindset and unconstitutionalAlso read What Tamil actor Vijay gifts gold rings to to 400 crew membersThese actors are portraying themselves as champion to bring the social justice in the society Their pictures are against corrupt activities in the society But they are evading tax and acting in a manner which is not in consonance with the provisions of the statutes it heldPointing out that the noble perspective of the Constitution under the Directive Principles can be achieved only if the people of such stature or the rich pay their taxes unhesitatingly and comply with the laws of the land it said Filing a writ petition avoiding payment of entry tax and keeping the writ petition pending for about nine years can never be appreciated and it is not made clear even now whether the entry tax as applicable has been paid by the petitioner or notIn a philosophical note the court said the accumulation of wealth or possessing the worlds prestigious car Rolls Royce would not be of any assistance for a better life in our great nation as our country is enriched with culture and social valuesThus this court is of the considered opinion that the nonpayment of entry tax by the petitioner can never be appreciated and the petitioner has not respected nor responded to the lakhs and lakhs of his fans who has paid by viewing his movies and from and out of such money the petitioneractor purchased the worlds prestigious car for his personal usage it saidThe reputed persons of this great nation should realise that the money that reaches them is from the poor mans blood and from their hardearned money and not from the sky the court addedIn the absence of payment of entry tax by the petitioner within a period of two weeks the respondents are directed to initiate all further actions by following the procedures as contemplated under the statutes for recovery of the entry tax from the petitioner as well as the consequential liability if any as per the provisions of the Act and the Rules it ruledThe court ordered Vijay to pay Rs 1 lakh to the Tamil Nadu Chief Ministers Covid19 Public Relief Fund within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of its orderThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever