Chandigarh court orders attachment of cars belonging to defaulting guests of CITCO

Ramkrishan Upadhyay

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 26

A local court here has ordered attachment of cars belonging to the two defaulting guests of the CITCO.

The Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation (CITCO) had moved the court for attachment of Audi and Chevrolet Cruze cars belonging to the two guests for the recovery of their pending bills worth over Rs 19 lakh, including interest.

The CITCO alleged that two guests – Ashwani Kumar Chopra and Ramnik Bansal – stayed in Hotel Shivalikview in 2018 for months without paying the bills.

Both the guests stayed in different suites of the hotel and enjoyed the hotel services like food, laundry, drinks, etc., claimed CITCO.

Later, the guests gave three cheques to the hotel, each of Rs 6 lakh. However, all the cheques were allegedly dishonoured by the bank.

When one of the guests was trying to flee the hotel without making the payment, the hotel security closed the exit gates of the hotel. The guest parked his car in the parking area of the hotel and asked the CITCO to keep the keys of his car Audi Q3 as security for the outstanding amount towards them.

The police were also present at the time of taking over the keys of the said car, claimed the CITCO.

Another guest also gave the keys of his Chevrolet Cruze car to the hotel staff and assured to clear the outstanding dues.

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

The court has also declared both the guests as proclaimed offenders in the cheque bounce case. The high-end cars – Audi and Chevrolet Cruze – belonging to the defaulters have been lying in front of Hotel Shivalikview for around three years now, said the CITCO.

The corporation demanded that the vehicles be auctioned at the earliest so that the principal amount along with interest can be recovered.