Citing a number of violations and non-payment of presidency dues, the Chandigarh Administration has put the Chandigarh Golf Vary on discover.
The UT acknowledged {that a} licence was granted to be used and occupation of land measuring 6.874446 acres located within the inexperienced belt sure by the prevailing Golf Membership, the Sukhna Choe and Sukhna Lake, vide registered licence deed dated February 2, 2022, on an annual price foundation for time period from October 3, 2014, as much as October 1, 2022.
On September 26, 2022, a request was obtained from the licensee and a choice was taken by the Chandigarh Administration to resume the licence for a interval as much as September 10, 2025, on similar phrases and situations and determination to resume was communicated to the licensee in June 2023 and demand for excellent on account of GST/service tax was additionally made.
It was after inspections had been carried out that the violations had been discovered.
The administration within the discover stated, “Whereas, you will have did not deposit the federal government dues to the tune of Rs 1,17,14,756 on account of GST & Rs 3,90,587 on account of service tax calculated as much as 01.10.2022 conveyed to you vide demand letter/order dated 13.06.2023 issued by the property workplace.”
Town administration additionally talked about that an inspection was carried out on March 7, 2024, by the officers of Chandigarh Administration and it was discovered that the licensee has violated phrases of license, i.e. clause nos. 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 21, 23, of license deed dated February 2, 2022.
The violations included that the affiliation did not deposit the federal government dues to the tune of Rs 1,17,14,756 on account of GST & Rs 3,90,5871 on account of service tax as calculated as much as October 1, 2022, as conveyed to you vide demand letter/order dated June 13, 2023, issued by the property workplace.
It was additionally cited that because the land and constructing has been granted to the licensee on licence foundation, there can be one government committee of the Chandigarh Golf Affiliation to oversee golf actions on the premises.
Separate our bodies equivalent to Managing Committee and Govt Committee of the Vary and Chandigarh Golf Affiliation can be scrapped.
Nevertheless, it was discovered that there are two separate entities, i.e. Chandigarh Golf Affiliation and Chandigarh Golf Vary, and the election course of is carried out by the Chandigarh Golf Affiliation itself, whereas there are about 2,200 members within the Chandigarh Golf Vary and they don’t seem to be a part of the election course of as inspected by the committee on March 5, 2024 & March 7, 2024, the discover stated.
The UT talked about that ” whereas, it’s evident that you’ve got did not adjust to the phrases and situations of licence deed and violated clause nos. 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 21, 23 of license deed dated 02.02.2022. Now, due to this fact, this present trigger discover is served upon you to point out trigger inside a interval of 15 days from the date of issuance of this discover as to why the choice to resume the licence time period as much as 10.09.2025 shall be recalled and license be terminated on account of aforesaid violation of phrases of licence.”
Because it was earlier cited that no constructing can be constructed on the land with out prior approval of the licensor. The realm in entrance of the stated land and constructing/premises or round it shall not be encroached upon and used or allowed to be encroached upon or used for every other function, it was discovered on the time of inspection on March 5, 2024 & March 7, 2024, that unauthorised building is current at web site as per inspection report by the committee constituted for a similar.”
The discover additionally talked about the foundations that the licensee shall not sublet, half with possession or switch his rights in any method below this licence deed. Nevertheless, a separate entity within the identify of Chandigarh Golf Vary is performing from the stated premises as inspected by the committee on March 5, 2024 & March 7, 2024.
S Ok Sharma, president of CGA Golf Vary, instructed The Indian Specific, “The following listening to date is October 22. A lot of the factors raised within the discover are pending on UT Administration’s half. We’ve got sought further time from the UT Administration and can present a particular reply to all the problems talked about within the discover.”
