HC to hear Vijay’s appeal against Judge’s ‘Reel Hero’ remark on Rolls Royce case

The Madras High Court division bench will reportedly hear a plea made by Tamil actor Joseph Vijay regarding the order passed by single-judge Justice SM Subramaniam, which dismissed his earlier plea challenging the entry tax on his imported Rolls Royce Ghost.
Justice S.M. Subramaniam of the High Court had fined Vijay for 1 lac to be given to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund (TNCMPRF) and directed that he send the complete tax demanded for his luxury car.

Vijay’s application was put before Justice MM Sundresh and RN Manjula. His writ appeal will be numbered and listed for hearing after the Bench dispenses with the production of the certified copy. This is due to the rules stating that an appeal filed before a Division Bench must be accomplished by a certified copy of the order passed by the judge. In case no certified copy is available, the appellant must prefer a dispense with the application and obtain the permission of the court to file the appeal based on an available web copy. On July 13, Vijay was fined Rs 1 lakh by the Madras High Court over his petition seeking exemption of tax on his imported car, the Rolls-Royce Ghost. Now, the Madras High Court Division Bench will hear the Bigil actor’s appeal regarding the order passed by the judge, SM Subramaniam.

The entry tax on the luxury vehicle falls under the Tamil Nadu Tax on Entry of Motor Vehicles to Local Areas Act of 1990.