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Madras HC Questions If Vijay's Asset Omission Warrant Disqualification
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News18•07-10-2026, 16:16
Madras HC Questions If Vijay's Asset Omission Warrant Disqualification
- •The Madras High Court questioned whether omitting Rs 30 crore in assets from an election affidavit amounts to a corrupt practice.
- •Justice V Lakshminarayanan noted that actor Joseph Vijay had already declared assets worth nearly Rs 600 crore.
- •The court suggested that the omission might have been an inadvertent error by a chartered accountant rather than intentional fraud.
- •The petition challenging Vijay's Perambur victory was filed by voter S Dinesh, citing discrepancies in financial details.
- •Vijay's counsel argued that the petition lacks material particulars and minor errors cannot invalidate an election result.
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The Madras High Court questioned whether failing to disclose assets worth around Rs 30 crore in Chief Minister Joseph Vijay's election affidavit could be treated as a 'corrupt practice' when he had already declared assets worth nearly Rs 600 crore.
The election petition challenging Vijay's victory from the Perambur Assembly constituency was filed by a voter named S. Dinesh, who alleged discrepancies in the financial details provided by Vijay.
Vijay's counsel argued that the election petition did not contain the required material particulars or comply with Section 81 of the Representation of the People Act, maintaining that minor affidavit discrepancies cannot cancel an election.
