Dhanush seeks entry tax exemption

A fortnight after the Madras High Court came down heavily on actor C. Joseph Vijay for having filed a writ petition in 2012 seeking entry tax exemption for his Rolls Royce Ghost imported from England,

A fortnight after the Madras High Court came down heavily on actor C. Joseph Vijay for having filed a writ petition in 2012 seeking entry tax exemption for his Rolls Royce Ghost imported from England, another similar writ petition filed by actor Dhanush in 2015, seeking exemption of entry tax for his imported car, got listed before the court on Tuesday. Justice S.M. Subramaniam directed the Registry to list Mr. Dhanush’s case along with another writ petition filed by Billroth Hospitals, also seeking entry tax exemption, for passing orders on Thursday. When the case was called, no one represented the actor though the name of advocate S. Govindaraman had been mentioned as the counsel on record. The judge, however, perused the case bundles, and directed the Court Officer to list both the cases under the caption ‘For Orders’ on Thursday. Mr. Dhanush had approached the court after a Regional Transport Officer had insisted upon a no objection certificate from the Commercial Tax Department before registering the car imported by him.