The central agency, which has attached properties worth Rs 400 crore so far, has alleged that the attached properties are registered in the names of entities such as housing cooperative societies and individuals who are "front/dummy" for influential persons, including MUDA officials, they said.
PUNE: After the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation witnessed a surge in cheque bounce cases in property tax payments, the civic body has started issuing notices and initiating legal actions against defaulters. A senior official from the property tax department confirmed that in March 2025 alone, 780 cheques amounting to Rs 10.15 crore were dishonoured—the highest number recorded in recent years. It is a persistent issue which compelled the civic body to tighten its enforcement, especially during the final quarter of the financial year when tax recovery efforts intensify. According to official data for March, Thergaon topped the list with 235…
File Photo PORT BLAIR: The Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Vice Chairman of Islands Development Agency (IDA), Admiral D K Joshi (Retired) has approved major reforms in the Revenue department by discontinuing ‘No Dues Certificate’ and ‘Non-Encumbrance Certificate’ while registering a property. A statement issued by the Lieutenant Governor’s office on Friday claimed that the decision was taken to promote ease of doing business. “The discontinuation of ‘No Dues Certificate’ and ‘Non-Encumbrance Certificate’ will be effective from June 9,” it said. While elaborating more, a senior Raj Niwas official, said, “Earlier, these certificates were mandatory while registration…
UJJAIN: The Economic Offence Wing, Ujjain filed an FIR against the colonisers of Gauri Nandan Complex Colony and Dashrath Nandan Colony for allegedly defrauding the public by constructing illegal colonies. An FIR was registered against four colonisers under sections 420, 120B of the Indian Penal Code and 292(c) of the Municipal Corporation Act 1956. Inspector Reema Yadav said that the EOW investigated Gauri Nandan Complex Colony on land survey number 3268/3 in Chintaman Jawasia village, Ujjain and Dashrath Nandan Colony on land survey number 138/2 in the same village. Gauri Nandan Colony did not obtain valid permissions from T&CP, Municipal…