Catastrophe at Seven hills, BMC seals admin office over unpaid tax of Rs 9 crores
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Mumbai: The stars haven't quite favoured Seven hills over the past few years as the hospital has been facing several woes. The hospital, running through a massive financial crunch has not been able to function as most of the employees as well as the suppliers have refused to work at the organisation on account of lack of payments. Adding to its misery, now the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has taken stringent action against the hospital over non-payment of Rs 9 crore property tax.
Thursday morning took a major turn when officials from the BMC's assessment and collection department sealed the hospital's administrative office situated on the ground floor. Devidas Kshirsagar, assistant municipal commissioner (assessment and collection department), told TOI that the hospital owes a total of Rs 39 crore in property tax to the BMC, of which Rs 9 crore was the undisputed amount.
"Therefore, last month itself we informed the hospital authorities to clear the unchallenged amount by February 28. The remaining amount is under dispute and we were following the due process of law by directing them to clear the undisputed amount for now. However, the same was not paid to the BMC within the deadline given to them," he said.
Thursday morning took a major turn when officials from the BMC's assessment and collection department sealed the hospital's administrative office situated on the ground floor. Devidas Kshirsagar, assistant municipal commissioner (assessment and collection department), told TOI that the hospital owes a total of Rs 39 crore in property tax to the BMC, of which Rs 9 crore was the undisputed amount.
"Therefore, last month itself we informed the hospital authorities to clear the unchallenged amount by February 28. The remaining amount is under dispute and we were following the due process of law by directing them to clear the undisputed amount for now. However, the same was not paid to the BMC within the deadline given to them," he said.
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