However, the actor appealed against the order, and a bench comprising Justice M Duraiswamy and R Hemalatha on July 27, stayed the order. The Justice had also directed the actor to pay the tax to the commercial tax department within two weeks.
It is only on July 13, 2021, the High court has slapped a penalty of Rs 1 lakh against actor C Joseph Vijay for failing to pay the entry tax for importing a luxury car in 2012. The case has been pending before the court since then. When it was brought to the knowledge of Justice M Duraiswamy in April 2016, he directed the RTO to register the vehicle in accordance with the law. However, the time limit was extended and he paid Rs 30.33 lakhs in November of the same year. Actor Dhanush, who predominantly works in the Kollywood industry was honoured with the Best Actor Award for his performance in the rural drama Asuran (2019). While hearing the case, Justice N Kirubakaran had passed an interim order in October 2015 directing the RTO to register Dhanush’s car on the condition that he should pay 50 per cent of the tax amount within two weeks. The department in turn had directed him to pay a sum of Rs 60.66 lakhs as entry tax to issue the NOC. In 2015, the actor had moved the court after a Regional Transport Officer (RTO) directed him to obtain a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the commercial tax department before registering his imported car. However, the judge went through the case files and directed the concerned officer to list the case along with a similar petition filed by Billroth Hospitals for passing orders on Thursday, according to judicial sources reported by The Hindu.Īlso read | Karnataka Cabinet Expansion: Ministers' Oath-Taking Ceremony Likely Today, Says CM Basavaraj Bommai When the case was called, no one appeared before the court to represent the actor. The judgement is to be delivered on Thursday.ĭhanush’s case got listed before the court on Tuesday.
Upon being probed further over the reasons he desires to share screen space with Ranbir, The Gray Man star added, “I think he's a very fine performer and I would like to be in the same frame as Ranbir Kapoor and see what explodes.Chennai: A few weeks after the Madras High Court Justice SM Subramaniam slapped a huge penalty against Tamil actor C Joseph Vijay for seeking exemption from paying entry tax for his imported luxury car, he is set to pronounce judgement in a similar case filed by actor Dhanush in 2015. When asked who's on his wishlist in Bollywood with whom he'd love to a Hindi film next, Dhanush said, “ Ranbir Kapoor,” sans a moment's hesitation. I do not know when that's going to happen, but it will happen for sure.” Also Read - Akshay Kumar is a total softie while cuddling this adorable dog Twinkle Khanna's reaction is too cute – watch video So, I produced Vada Chennai (part 1, and will return as producer for the second installment, too), and as a producer and as the actor of the film, it's my duty to give the maker his space and let him come back whenever he feels he's ready to buy into the world. Opening up on the development of Vada Chennai 2, Dhanush said, “Well, Vetrimaaran needs a break from Vada Chennai (the world that the film inhabits) and he wants to do other stuff before he gets back into the world of Vada Chennai.
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With the release date of Atrange Re drawing near, BollywoodLife sat down for an exclusive interview with Dhanush, with the discourse inevitably veering toward his other projects, in particular, his upcoming South movies, among which the 2-time National Award winner let us in on the status of his eagerly anticipated sequel, Vada Chennai 2, with fellow National Award winner, Director Vetrimaaran.
Rai, and costarring Akshay Kumar and Sara Ali Khan, marks the Tamil cinema star's third Bollywood movie (he had also done Shamitabh with Amitabh Bachchan). The romantic film, helmed by his Raanjhanaa Director Aanand L. Dhanush will soon be seen in Atrange Re, which will premiere on Disney+ Hotstar on 24th December.