Le meridien office tenant moves HC over NDMC eviction
An occupant of the commercial tower of Hotel Le Meridien Delhi, which is facing the New Delhi Municipal Council’s wrath over alleged dues, has filed a petition terming the council’s eviction notice to the tower’s tenants as “arbitrary action”.
The petition, filed in the Delhi High Court, alleges that though the licence deed of the commercial tower is identical to those of the World Trade Centre and World Trade Tower adjacent to Hotel La-LiT, Delhi, the commercial tower’s occupants are being treated differently.
The petition further alleges that CJ international, the operator of Le Meridien, has paid Rs 432 crore as licence fee compared with nearly Rs 48.84 crore paid by Bharat Hotels, which runs the LaLiT, in 33 years, even though the licensed area of Bharat Hotels is 6.0485 acres with 550 rooms as against 4.29 acres and 350 rooms of CJ International.
“Arbitrary actions have violated fundamental rights of the petitioner. Petition prays that inter alia a writ of mandamus be issued directing respondent one to follow the procedure prescribed as per law and treat all sub-licensees similarly situated, equally, without favouritism, nepotism, whims and caprice, rather than treating the sub-licensees of commercial tower as children of a lesser god,” the petition stated. NDMC is respondent one in the petition.
The petition, filed in the Delhi High Court, alleges that though the licence deed of the commercial tower is identical to those of the World Trade Centre and World Trade Tower adjacent to Hotel La-LiT, Delhi, the commercial tower’s occupants are being treated differently.
The petition further alleges that CJ international, the operator of Le Meridien, has paid Rs 432 crore as licence fee compared with nearly Rs 48.84 crore paid by Bharat Hotels, which runs the LaLiT, in 33 years, even though the licensed area of Bharat Hotels is 6.0485 acres with 550 rooms as against 4.29 acres and 350 rooms of CJ International.
“Arbitrary actions have violated fundamental rights of the petitioner. Petition prays that inter alia a writ of mandamus be issued directing respondent one to follow the procedure prescribed as per law and treat all sub-licensees similarly situated, equally, without favouritism, nepotism, whims and caprice, rather than treating the sub-licensees of commercial tower as children of a lesser god,” the petition stated. NDMC is respondent one in the petition.
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