Attachment notices for top defaulter guests of CITCO

Ramkrishan Upadhyay

Tribune news service

Chandigarh, June 24

The court of TPS Randhawa, Civil Judge (Senior Division), today issued notices to the biggest defaulter guests of CITCO for the attachment of their Audi and Chevrolet Cruze for the recovery of pending bills of nearly Rs19 lakh plus interest.

CITCO filed the execution appeal for the implementation of the court order passed on its civil suit filed for the recovery of the amount.

TPS Randhawa, in the order dated March 7, 2020, said the defendants (defaulters) were liable to pay the principal amount of Rs18,96,076 to the CITCO hotel jointly and severally.

In its order, the judge said the evidence of CITCO had remained unrebutted and unchallenged. Accordingly, the suit of the plaintiff (CITCO) deserved to be decreed in its favour and it was held entitled to 9 per cent per annum interest on principal amount of Rs18,96,076 with effect from October 15, 2018, till the decree of the suit and 6 per cent future interest till the realisation of the amount.

Ashwani Kumar Chopra and Ramnik Bansal had stayed in Hotel Shivalikview for months without paying bills in 2018. When the guests did not pay the bills, CITCO authorities lodged a DDR against both guests for non-payment of outstanding dues against them and seized their Audi and Chevrolet Cruze cars.

The authorities tried their best to recover the arrears through talks, but when all efforts failed, they filed a case in the court.

CITCO filed two cases. One criminal case was filed after cheques given by the accused were dishonoured. Another civil case was filed to recover the pending amount.

The high-end cars, Audi and Chevrolet Cruze, of the defaulters had been lying parked in front of Hotel Shivalikview for around two years. Umang Bansal, law officer, CITCO, said CITCO was already in a hurry to get the vehicles auctioned so that the principal amount, along with interest, be recovered.