more-inThe Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) and Madras Cricket Club (MCC) received a huge relief from the Madras High Court on Friday in cases filed by them against revenue department’s demand for lease rental arrears of ₹1,553 crore and ₹225 crore respectively for the land on which M.A. It was the TNCA which had approached the court first against the demand for a “gargantuan” amount by the Mylapore-Triplicane Taluk towards arrears of rent from 2001. Pointing out that the Tahsildar initially demanded and collected ₹32 lakh in August this year, the association said that the very next month a demand for ₹1,553 crore was made. In its affidavit, the MCC said that it was shocked to receive a demand notice from the Tahsildar on September 11 for a whopping amount of ₹225 crore towards rental arrears from 2001 to 2015. Since it was a non-profit organisation working towards development of sports, the club expressed its inability to pay such a huge amount.

Source: The Hindu November 24, 2017 19:41 UTC