The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave relief to Kamal Hassan in an income tax case by rejecting the petition filed by the government regarding transfer of overseas telecast rights of his film 'Kuruthi Punal'. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia dismissed the petition filed by the Income Tax department in 2007 against Kamal Hassan.

The actor had claimed Income Tax deductions in a matter related to transfer of overseas telecast rights of Kuruthi Punal. The Income Tax department had moved after the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal and the Madras High Court gave orders in favour of Kamal Hassan.

The Income Tax department said the actor was not entitled to deductions as there was only transfer of rights of telecast and no export of goods or merchandise had taken place. However, the apex court rejected the claim.

'Kuruthi Punal', released in the late 1990s, had Kamal Haasan, Arjun, Gowthami and Geetha in lead roles.