Actor Vijay faces court challenge over land allotment in Chennai

UPDATE - follow-up to How actor Vijay won a case challenging land allotted to him by Tamil Nadu Housing Board: A fresh claim in the Madras High Court states that actor-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay sold a commercial building for 35 crore rupees on February 12, 2026. The property spans a constructed area of 23,460 square feet.

Background

Back on March 4, 2008, the Tamil Nadu Housing and Urban Development Department gave an order to allot an 11,854 square foot plot in Padi village to the actor. The state government had stated that this land was needed for a project and agreed to give him this plot in exchange. However, a Chennai resident named R. Karthikeyan challenged this allotment in October 2009. He stated that his late father owned lands in Padi that the government had acquired in 1969 for a housing board scheme.

Context

Land acquisition disputes involving state housing boards and private owners often lead to long legal battles in Indian courts. Courts examine whether government land allotments follow proper public rules and procedures.