The Madras High Court in Tamil Nadu, India, has ordered its registry to list a plea seeking the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against actor-turned-politician Chandrasekaran Joseph Vijay. The plea, filed by M Rajkumar, alleges that Vijay suppressed income and received unaccounted cash remuneration, constituting offences under the Income Tax Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The court's directive came after the registry initially refused to number the case, which the bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan found inappropriate, referencing a Supreme Court precedent that maintains such decisions are judicial functions. The court's order emphasizes that the registry must not refuse to number cases based on maintainability and that any doubts should be noted for judicial review. The plea seeks to investigate the financial transactions disclosed during tax assessments and searches, potentially leading to further legal actions against Vijay.