Overview
- The Madras High Court, which heard the case Monday, dismissed a new petition seeking official probes into TVK chief Joseph Vijay’s asset disclosures.
- A bench of Chief Justice S. A. Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan rejected the filing as repetitive after a similar plea had been denied earlier.
- Petitioner MP Venkatesh questioned a reported ₹12.6 crore loan to Vijay’s spouse and a ₹20 crore transfer to a trust, said the entries fell short of Form 26 disclosure rules, and sought inquiries by the Election Commission, the Income Tax Department, and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
- The judges said a detailed written order would follow, while a separate petition on an alleged near-₹100 crore variance between Vijay’s Perambur and Tiruchi East affidavits remains pending after notices were issued to the ECI and the tax department on April 20.
- The dismissal lifts an immediate legal hurdle for Vijay’s candidacy, though the unresolved discrepancy case could still draw scrutiny once the agencies file their responses, with the matter listed to return in June.