Bengaluru: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) Yelahanka zone team conducted inspections and issued letters to defaulters on Tuesday February 1 after meeting with government officials and BBMP Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta.
The staffers placed notices at the gates of three major corporations and issued attachment warrants if the tax dues were not paid. The 3 firms mentioned in the release are Royal Grand Banquet Hall, Manyata Tech Park, and Reva University.
Yelahanka zone Joint Commissioner led the inspection drive. The team investigated nine blocks of Manyata Tech Park, surveyed the properties, and compared them to details in the tax papers, stated an official release. They claimed to have found discrepancies in self-declaration.
Manyata Tech Park was required to pay a total of Rs. 1,01,38,87,611, but had only paid Rs. 28,67,97,434 and the rest of Rs. 72,70,90,177 remained unpaid.
The Royal Grand Convention Hall, which had due taxes since 2012-13, was in a similar situation. The total taxes due are Rs. 70,68,930, but so far, Rs. 9 lakh has been paid by cheque, which has also bounced, informed officials.
According to sources, officials at Reva Institute in Jakkur ward, Kattigenahalli village, khata number 101, stated that property tax had not been paid since 2018-19 and that the institute had provided incorrect property dimensions. The institute has paid Rs. 70,68,930 of the total tax of Rs. 72,70,90,177, and Rs 16,95,64,078 pending.
