In a significant legal development following the recent electoral success of C. Joseph Vijay’s party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), the Madras High Court has directed its Registry to formally process and list a petition seeking an investigation into alleged financial irregularities linked to the actor-turned-politician.
The directive came from a bench headed by Chief Justice S. A. Dharmadhikari, which took note of the Registry’s earlier refusal to number the plea due to concerns about its legal maintainability. The court made it clear that such determinations fall strictly within judicial authority, not administrative scrutiny.
Emphasising procedural clarity, the bench instructed that petitions must be numbered even if questions over maintainability arise. It said such cases can be marked “subject to maintainability” and then placed before the appropriate bench for adjudication.
The plea, filed by Chennai-based petitioner M. Rajkumar, calls for action by the Income Tax Department to review materials obtained during past search operations and initiate proceedings under provisions of the Income Tax Act. It also seeks directions for law enforcement agencies to register an FIR under sections related to cheating and forgery, along with invoking provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
This marks the third legal challenge tied to alleged discrepancies in Vijay’s financial disclosures. Earlier petitions had similarly sought investigations by tax authorities and the Election Commission of India.
The case is expected to come up for further hearing once it is formally listed, adding a legal dimension to the political rise of TVK in Tamil Nadu.
