This Article is From Aug 16, 2022

High Court Stays Income Tax Penalty Order Of Rs 1.5 Crore On Actor Vijay

Justice Anita Sumanth granted the stay today while admitting a petition from Vijay, challenging the penalty imposed by the department, based on raids conducted at his residence in 2020.

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Vijay sought to quash the order of the IT department pertaining to the assessment year 2016-17.

Wayanad (Kerala):

The Madras High Court on Tuesday provided temporary relief to actor Vijay, by staying the orders of the Income Tax department and imposing a penalty of Rs 1.5 crore on him for not voluntarily disclosing Rs 15 crore in his Income Tax (IT) returns for 2016-17.

Justice Anita Sumanth granted the stay today while admitting a petition from Vijay, challenging the penalty imposed by the department, based on raids conducted at his residence in 2020.

Conceding the contention of Vijay that the punitive action was time-barred, the judge granted the interim injunction.

In his petition, Vijay sought to quash the order of the IT department pertaining to the assessment year 2016-17. He said that the notice dated December 11, 2018, demanding the fine amount for 2016-17 was time-barred and hence it is invalid.

The Income Tax department had failed to appreciate the fact that having completed the assessment on December 30, 2017, the penalty proceedings u/s 271AAB of the IT Act for the surrendered income/ undisputed income should be initiated and completed on or before June 30, 2018.

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Any show-cause notice issued beyond that date should be considered as a nullity in law, he claimed.

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