Parul Thakur, General Manager, JW Marriott Hotel, said, “This was a matter between Gstaad Hotels Pvt Ltd (the management of JW Marriott) and the BBMP, and was resolved quickly. “The hotel management gave us two demand drafts for Rs. However, before they could leave the premises with the seized property, the management sought a meeting with civic officials and cleared the dues. The action prompts hotel management to cough up the duesThe civic body on Thursday morning seized sofas, chairs, desks and computers from the JW Marriott Hotel on Vittal Mallya Road for failure to pay property tax. 5.59 crore, which we encashed in two hours,” said M. Shivaraju, chairperson, Standing Committee for Taxation and Finance, BBMP.

Source: The Hindu August 12, 2016 04:05 UTC