The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority has sealed an IT building constructed by Hotel Leela Ventures for violating section 56 an 57 of the Town and Country Planning Act of 1971.

A CMDA official told Express that the IT building  constructed by Hotel Leela Ventures deviated from the original plan. The owner had obtained planning permission on May 6, 2010 for the construction of triple basement with stilt, ground floor and 13 floors for IT enabled services besides construction of hotel building with triple basement, ground floor with 14 floors for hotel building at Mylapore village.

While the hotel building got the green light from CMDA, the IT building was sealed as Leela Ventures has illegally constructed part of the 14th floor in the multi-storey information technology building, he said.

The official said a lock and seal and removal of unauthorised development notice was issued on February 4, 2013. Since the owner had not rectified the deviations, the entire building was sealed, the official said.

Leela Ventures’ file was under scanner for violating rules and was hurriedly cleared during DMK rule. 

“The applicant does not have any right to change the dimensions of the OSR already gifted to the local body since the ownership is vested with the local body,” CMDA observed then.