Entry tax on luxury car: MHC grants interim stay to Harris Jayaraj
In the petition, it has been stated that Rs 11.50 lakh had already been paid as an entry tax for the car which was sold in July 2012.
Harris Jayaraj; Madras High Court (File)
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Thursday granted an interim stay to renowned musician Harris Jayaraj on the issue of non-payment of entry tax of Rs 11.50 lakh on an imported luxury car.
In 2010, Harris Jayaraj imported an Italian luxury car called Maserati GranTurismo sports coupe. When he tried to register the vehicle with the local RTO, they refused to register the imported vehicle on the grounds that the entry tax had not been paid.
While the case against this was dismissed, in 2019, the State government sent a notice demanding payment of entry tax arrears of Rs 13.07 lakh. Objecting to this, the musician again moved Madras High Court. The court has ordered the musician to pay the entry tax with a penalty.
After this, the State government again asked the musician to pay an entry tax of Rs 11.50 lakh. Subsequently, Harris filed a petition at the Madras High Court seeking a stay on this notice on Monday.
In the petition, it has been stated that Rs 11.50 lakh had already been paid as an entry tax for the car which was sold in July 2012. Also, it is said that the single judge who heard the cases related to entry tax has ordered to pay only an entry tax but the notice sent by the State government mentioned a penalty too. When this came for condoning delay before Justices R Mahadevan and Mohammed Shaffiq, Counsel Vijayan Subramaniyam appeared for musician Harris Jayaraj.
(With inputs from Bureau)