HC to hear final arguments in duty evasion case on Feb 27

The Madras High Court today posted to February 27 the final arguments in the 23-year-old duty evasion case against AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala's husband M Natarajan, while importing a luxury car from the UK.

Natarajan and three others were convicted for conspiracy, forgery, cheating and tax evasion and sentenced to two years in jail in the case by a CBI court in 2010.

However, the order was stayed by the High Court against which the CBI had filed a petition.

During the tenure of Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, who was recently elevated to the Supreme Court, the CBI had sought an early hearing of the case.

Justice S Bhaskaran, before whom the appeals filed by Natarajan and others came up for hearing today, posted them to February 27 for final arguments.

The case relates to the import of a Lexus car in 1994, declaring it as a used vehicle.

The CBI and Enforcement Directorate had registered separate cases against Natarajan and three others after it was found that the documents presented by them were fabricated, allegedly causing a duty loss of more than Rs one crore to the exchequer.

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