Summary:
The owners have allegedly not paid tax for the past 10 years, and the total amount due is Rs 27 crore. A senior BBMP official said, “A portion of the complex, which is owned by one Illias Ulla Sharif, ‘S’ Block with commercial spaces, is yet to pay property tax. It was only after the residents requested us that we opened the gates, gave them a stern warning and let them off,” a senior BBMP official told The New Indian Express. The tenants told the BBMP that they pay their taxes to the owner who in turn has not filed it with BBMP. The BBMP has given the owners a week’s time, failing which the property will be seized and sealed as per rules, the official said..