Madurai, Feb. 6 -- Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy of the Madras High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Vijay. The petition challenged a Rs.1.5 crore penalty imposed by the Income Tax Department for failing to voluntarily disclose an additional Rs.15 crore in income.

The undisclosed income was discovered following a September 2015 search-and-seizure operation conducted following the release of his movie Puli. The court upheld the penalty, ruling that the disclosure was not voluntary but a direct result of the department's investigation. Consequently, Vijay was held liable for the tax discrepancies uncovered during the raid.

Meanwhile, on his movie "Jana Nayagan", the Madras Hig...