Rs 36-lakh Property Tax dues: Two SCOs owned by Ansal group sealed in Panchkula

Tribune News Service

Panchkula, September 23

The local Municipal Corporation has sealed two shop-cum-offices (SCOs), owned by the Ansal group, in Sector 5 for failing to clear the pending property tax dues.

Ansal Housing and Construction Limited owes Rs36 lakh as property tax to the civic body.

Yesterday, the MC had pasted a notice on the Ansal group-owned properties — SCO 194-195 in Sector 5 — giving it the last opportunity to deposit its tax dues.

“Due to failure to comply, the action has been taken. The owner was earlier given time for a personal hearing, but he showed no interest,” said Gulshan Kumar, Zonal Taxation Officer, Panchkula MC. “All property tax defaulters have been put on notice for the recovery of dues. If they fail to deposit their dues, similar action will be taken against them,” he said.

Property tax worth Rs37 crore is yet to be paid to the Panchkula Municipal Corporation. A sum of around Rs17.5 crore is to be recovered from 14 establishments with each having dues of over Rs5 lakh.

The property tax defaulters include hotels, banks, government buildings, the Gymkhana Club and petrol stations.

The list of defaulters had only grown in recent years, leaving the civic body in poor financial health, officials said.