The FIR was filed against Garcha, 88, under sections 36 (1) of Punjab Apartment and Property Regulation Act on a complaint filed by additional chief administrator
The UT excise and taxation department in India is facing a loss of ₹150 crore this year as 18 of its liquor vends have found no buyers. The department has proposed increasing the liquor quota of existing vends to compensate for the loss. However, liquor contractors are unhappy with the move, as they are already facing losses due to high taxes in Chandigarh compared to neighboring cities in Punjab. The department has so far collected only around ₹500 crore out of its target of ₹830 crore in license fees.
22 out of the 95 liquor vends in city have so far found no takers, UT has had to slash the reserve price multiple times; while the department had set a revenue target of ₹830 crore from the auction of 95 liquor vends, it has so far been able to earn only ₹400 crore.
For financial year 2023-24, the Chandigarh excise and taxation department has fixed a target of ₹830 crore for liquor vends’ licence fee; having earned only ₹376 crore so far from six auctions, it is staring at a revenue gap of ₹454 crore
The dairy development department of the Maharashtra state government has issued notices to 30 cattle shed operators in Aarey Colony for INR25 crore ($3.5m) in overdue fees. The government has also proposed that cattle sheds outside Aarey move to Dapchari in Palghar, where it has acquired 650 acres of land for dairy development. The move is in response to the mounting encroachment on Aarey land, with the number of huts increasing to over 22,000.