Chennai, Aug 29: Giving a new angle to the controversy over cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's gifted Ferrari, a petition was filed today in Madras High Court seeking confiscation of the car presented to him by the Italian car maker.
Contending that he was not questioning the waiver of 120 per cent excise duty on the car, the petitioner, K T Kuppiah, in a public interest litigation, claimed that the manner in which the car was imported was contrary to law and against the policy governing import of cars.
Besides, the special treatment to this car "is clearest violation of the right of equality", he said adding that it violated relevant provisions of central motor vehicles rules 1989 as the car was not subjected to any test as specified in the rules.
He contended that the Union ministries of finance, revenue and commerce, the Central Board of Excise, the Chief Commissioner of Customs (imports) Mumbai and Tendulkar were duty bound to answer and satisfy the court as to how the import of the car was in accordance with law and in conformity with the centre's import policy for new cars. Bureau Report