Revenue tax dept threatens to public sale Jayalalithaa’s property for dues | Chennai Information – The Occasions of India

CHENNAI: The revenue tax division has mentioned the hooked up properties of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa, together with her Poes Backyard residence, shall be auctioned for restoration of pending dues of Rs 9 crore revenue tax and Rs 11 crore wealth tax if her authorized heirs, J Deepa and J Deepak, fail to pay the dues.A submission to this impact was made in Madras excessive court docket on Thursday, in response to a plea moved by Deepa difficult a requirement discover issued by the division dated Aug 4, 2025, demanding cost of Rs 13.69 crore tax arrears of Jayalalithaa.“The attachment of the property was completed in the course of the lifetime of Jayalalithaa. If the arrears of tax just isn’t paid by the individuals who’re having pursuits within the properties of the late chief minister, then the division will proceed in opposition to the property by bringing the property into public sale as per the process contemplated beneath the Revenue Tax Act,” senior standing counsel for the division A P Srinivas mentioned.In keeping with the division, in an in depth communication dated Aug 4, 2025, the demand of Rs 13.69 crore beneath each revenue tax and wealth tax assessments was communicated to the petitioner and her brother, J Deepak. As per the provisions of the Revenue Tax Act, no limitation of time applies to the restoration of demand as soon as it’s raised.“The most recent revenue tax demand as per ITBA, inclusive of tax and Rule V curiosity as on Jan 31, is Rs 9 crore, and wealth tax is Rs 11.08 crore. Additional, Rule 5 of the Revenue Tax Guidelines curiosity is relevant within the restoration proceedings until the date of cost,” Srinivas mentioned.Justice C Saravanan, earlier than whom the case got here up for additional listening to on Thursday, adjourned the listening to to Feb 2.As per Part 159 of the Act, the liabilities of the deceased assessee are to be discharged by the authorized consultant to the extent to which the deceased assessee’s property can meet the legal responsibility, he added.Even in a petition moved by Deepa and Deepak difficult the land acquisition proceedings of ‘Veda Nilayam’ for changing it right into a memorial, the excessive court docket, by an order dated Nov 24, 2021, permitted the division to proceed with recovering any arrears of tax payable by Jayalalithaa which is chargeable on her property as per regulation, he mentioned.Deepa and Deepak, after getting the property of Jayalalithaa, should pay the tax dues, however they’re submitting writ petitions after writ petitions, even in opposition to tax due intimation letters, the division mentioned.