The Hindu 09.11.2013
Corporation seeks to settle tax disputes through Lok Adalat, mop up revenue
In an attempt to recover tax dues mired in litigation,
the Tiruchirapalli City Corporation has initiated steps to try and
settle the cases through Lok Adalats to be held in courts across the
district on November 23.
The Corporation has invited
litigants who have filed cases against the civic body, especially those
relating to tax disputes, for preliminary discussions ahead of the Lok
Adalats. Accordingly, litigants who are willing to settle the disputes
can appear at the offices of the Corporation Commissioner or Assistant
Commissioners of the respective zones for discussions.
“Litigants
can walk in between 3 and 5.45 p.m. between November 11 and 15. If they
are willing for amicable settlements, subject to the rules of the
Corporation, we will notify the Legal Services Authority for taking up
the cases for resolution through the Lok Adalats,” said Corporation
Commissioner V.P.Thandapani. Litigants can dial 7639566000 for more
details, he said.
Over the past few months, the Corporation has been taking various steps to recover the tax dues mired in litigation.
In
September, Mayor A. Jaya held a meeting with corporation officials and
lawyers to tell them to try and go in for out-of-court settlements to
realise the outstanding tax dues. According to Corporation sources,
there were over 600 cases involving about Rs.18.24 crore of property tax
assessments. The Corporation has recently initiated and settled several
cases relating to non-tax dues.