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D) Litigation pending – Sales Tax /Luxury Tax
There are none
E) Litigation pending –Customs and Excise Gold Control Appellate (‘CEGAT’) among
other things
There are none
F) Litigation pending-Money Recovery and other Civil Suits
Employee Insurance Court, Mumbai
Jewel of India vs. Regional Director for ESI Corporation
The Regional Director of the ESI corporation on 13-10-1999 vide an order passed under
section 45-A of the said Act, determined an amount of Rs. 6,01,996 towards contribution
during the period December 1986- to October 1987 and an amount of Rs. 5,78,659/ -
towards interest up to 30-9-99 and issued a recovery certificate dated 28-10 –1999
directing the recovering officer to recover an amount of Rs. 11,07,585/- plus interest @
15%per annum for each day of further default from 1.10.99 till the date of payment .
Jewel of India has made an appeal to the Employee Insurance Court bearing application
No38 dated 15-11-99 against this demand , the appeal has not come up for hearing ,
however a stay order against the above stated order has been granted.
High Court of Bombay
Suit No 284 of 1987
Juhu Beach Resorts Ltd. vs. Hotel Empire Pvt. Ltd.
An Indenture of Lease dated 24 th February 1972 made between His Highness Maharaja
Shree Gaj Singhji Sahib of Jodhpur as the lessor and Hotel Empire Pvt.Ltd ,a company
registered under the Companies Act,1956 as the lessee to have and hold the demised
premises, for a term of 999 years on a nominal rent of Re. 1 for the first two years of the
demises and thereafter on a yearly rent of Rs1,50,000/ to be paid on a quarterly basis
on the date as mentioned in the said indenture of lease.
On 16 th January 1974 Hotel Empire entered into a deed of assignment with Juhu Beach
Resorts Pvt. Ltd. to sell and assign the land hereditaments and premises situate at Juhu.
However on 6th September 1984 Juhu Beach Resorts entered into an agreement with
Maharaja Gaj Singh and Jaswant Singh as trustees of the Bandan Kanwar Medical Trust
to buy their reversionary interest in the property. The trustees of the Bandan Kanwar
Medical Trust did not complete the assignment against which the Juhu beach Resort filed
a suit bearing no 1965 of 1985 at the High Court of Judicature of Mumbai, and obtained a
consent degree in its favour.
Juhu Beach Resort has filed a suit bearing no 284 of 1987 against Hotel Empire for a
declaration that the Agreement dated 16 th January ,1974 between Hotel Empire and Juhu
Beach Resorts is valid and binding and for the assignment and transfer of their leasehold
interest in the said property (being property bearing survey no. 33, Hissa No. 1& 2, CTS
No. 867)free from encumbrances. No interim proceeding has been taken out in this suit
and no orders have been passed.-
Small Cause Court
Stamp No.670 of 2003
Juhu Beach Resorts Pvt. Ltd. – Vs Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
An appeal has been filed against MCGM by -Juhu Beach Resorts Pvt. Ltd. in respect of
Municipal Tax Assessment of J.W. Marriott Hotel Building located in Ward No. KW
9665(1),9666/67/69/70.The rateable value of the building as arrived at by the MCGM is
Rs. 317,08,240/- and based on which a demand of Rs.786,31,322 has been made for the
period from 18/1/2002 to 31/3/2004. The company has paid a sum of Rs. 626,35,543/-
under protest.. The matter is pending for hearing.
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