Lok Sabha Question No. 5276 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-27
Subject: Cancellation of Lease Deed
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SAUGATA ROY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5276

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 27 TH  MARCH, 2018/ CHAITRA 6, 1940 (SAKA)

CANCELLATION OF LEASE DEED

5276. PROF. SAUGATA ROY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has taken any steps to cancel the lease deed with regard to Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether a large number of offices/ companies are working in the hotel; and

(d) if so, the details of the said companies?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) & (b): The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has informed that it had cancelled the licence deed of M/s C.J. International Hotels Ltd. (Hotel Le  Meridian)  on  02.03.2017  due  to  non-payment  of  outstanding  dues amounting to Rs.518.80 crores as per demand notice dated 07.11.2016, in accordance with provisions of terms and conditions of the licence deed. NDMC has initiated proceedings for eviction and recovery against M/s C.J. International  Hotels  Ltd.  before  the  Court  of  Estate  Officer  in  terms  of Section 5 and 7 of the Public Premises  (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 (PP Act).

## L.S.US.Q.NO.5276 FOR 27.03.2018

Cancellation of licence deed and proceedings under the PP Act was, interalia, challenged by M/s C.J. International Hotels Ltd. before Single Bench of Hon'ble  High  Court  of  Delhi  in  I.A.  No.  8454/2017  in  Civil  Suit  (OS)  No. 610/2000, which was dismissed by the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi vide its judgment dated 08.09.2017.

M/s. C.J. International Hotels Ltd. has filed an appeal before the Division Bench of Hon'ble High Court of Delhi in FAO(OS) No. 262 of 2017 against the  judgment  dated  08.09.2017  of  single  bench  of  Hon'ble  High  Court  of Delhi, which has been last heard on 07.03.2018 and listed for hearing on 09.04.2018,  wherein  Hon'ble  High  Court  advised  NDMC  not  to  proceed before the Estate Officer till the next date of hearing i.e. 09.04.2018.

(c) & (d): The commercial tower of the Hotel Le Meridian block is illegally occupied  by  various  individuals/companies  as  the  hotelier  either  sold certain portions of the public property in gross violation of law or sublet the rooms/floors of the commercial tower of the Hotel in violation of the terms and conditions of the erstwhile licence. A list of such individuals/companies who are illegally occupying the rooms/floors in the commercial tower is enclosed herewith at Annexure.

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## LIST OF COMPANIES OCCUPYING ROOMS/FLOORS IN COMMERCIAL TOWER, HOTEL LE-MERIDIAN

| 1       | 2                                                                                   | 3           |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
| Sr. No. | Name & Address of Sub-Licensee of the Flat/Premises                                 | Site No.    |
| 1.      | Mrs. Pushpa Lata Gupta 124-B, Civil Lines, Bareilly -243001. (U.P)                  | Lobby Floor |
| 2.      | Mr. Bharat Ji Agarawal and Mrs. Rajni Agrawal 124-B, Civil Lines, bareilly-243001   | Lobby Floor |
| 3.      | Mrs. Sumitra Gupta 241, Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase-III                          | 1 ST Floor  |
| 4.      | M/s K.R. Enterprises Mr. Mahinder Kumar E-53, Prashant Vihar, Rohini, Delhi-110085  | 2 nd Floor  |
| 5.      | M/s K.R. Enterprises Mr. Mahinder Kumar E-53, Prashant Vihar, Rohini, Delhi-110085  | 2 nd Floor  |
| 6.      | M/s K.R. Enterprises, Mr. Mahinder Kumar E-53, Prashant Vihar, Rohini, Delhi-110085 | 2 nd Floor  |
| 7.      | Shri Guneet Singh & Others C-141, Ashok Vihar, Phase -I, Delhi                      | 2 nd Floor  |
| 8.      | Shri Guneet Singh & Others C-141, Ashok Vihar, Phase -I, Delhi                      | 2 nd Floor  |
| 9.      | Master Prateek Kakkar & Others G-83, Ashok Vihar, Phase-I, New Delhi-110052.        | 2 nd Floor  |
| 10.     | Dr. Atul Kakkar & Others G-83, Ashok Vihar, Phase-I, New Delhi 2                    | nd Floor    |
| 11.     | Sh. Atul Kakkar & Others G-83, Ashok Vihar, Phase-I, New Delhi                      | 2 nd Floor  |
| 12.     | Sh. Atul Kakkar & Others G-83, Ashok Vihar, Phase-I, New Delhi                      | 2 nd Floor  |
| 13.     | Mrs. Dolly Kakkar & Others G-83, Ashok Vihar, Phase-I, New Delhi                    | 2 nd Floor  |

|   14 | Mr. Gaurav Chhatwal 165, Sainik Farm, New Delhi                                            | 8 th Floor                        |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|   15 | Mr. Anil Kumar Luthra 20, State Bank Colony, G.T. Karnal Road, Delhi- 110009               | 2 nd floor                        |
|   16 | Mr. Anil Kumar Luthra, 20, State Bank Colony, G.T. Karnal Road, Delhi-110009               | 2 nd Floor                        |
|   17 | Mr. Om Dutt Girdhar, 95, Chanderlok, Pitam pura, Delhi-110034                              | 2 nd Floor                        |
|   18 | Ms. Usha Girdhar, 95, Chander Lok, Pitam Pura, Delhi-34                                    | 2 nd Floor                        |
|   19 | Mr. Ravi Kant and Mr. Arjun Kant, 4-B/4, Raj Narain Marg, Civil Lines, Delhi-110054        | Unit No. 8A, 2 nd Floor           |
|   20 | Mr. Bharat Baweja 695, Model Town, Panipat, Hariyana                                       | 2 nd Floor                        |
|   21 | Reliance Industries Ltd., Maker Chamber IV, Nariman Point, P.O. Bos: 11717, Mumbai-400 021 | 5 th Floor (office space No. 515) |
|   22 | Regency Enterprises, D-7, Defence Colony, New Delhi.                                       | 5 th Floor                        |
|   23 | Mr. Gurpreet Singh Bajaj                                                                   | 5 th Floor (Flat No. 512)         |
|   24 | Lallan Ji Singh & Ajay Singh, KD-54, Kavi Nagar, Ghaziabad.                                | 5 th Floor                        |
|   25 | Sh. N. Raghavan, Resident of J-15, Jangpura Extn. New Delhi-110014                         | 5 th Floor                        |
|   26 | Surinder Pal Singh & Ors., B-4, Panchsheel Enclave, New Delhi-110017                       | 5 th Floor                        |
|   27 | Mrs. Jasbir Kaur, 89,Anand Lok, New Delhi                                                  | 5 th Floor (Flat No. 507-509)     |
|   28 | Gaurav Chatwal & Ors., 165, Sainik Farm, New Delhi.                                        | 2 nd floor                        |

|   29. | Mr. Ravi Manchanda, Nirvana Realtech Infrastructure Mktg. Pvt. Ltd., 1607, Amba Deep, 14, K.G. Marg, C.P. New Delhi-01   | 5 th Floor                |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|    30 | M/s. S. Sarin (HUF), Mr. Subhas Sarin Star Enterprises, W-163, Greater Kailash Part-II, New Delhi-110048                 | 5 th Floor                |
|    31 | M/s. Star Enterprises, Mr. Subhas Sarin, Star Enterprises, W-163, Greater Kailash Part-II, New Delhi-110048              | 5 th Floor                |
|    32 | M/s. Dharampal Satyapal Sons Pvt. Ltd., 4828/24, Prahlad Lane, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi- 110002                 | 6 th Floor                |
|    33 | Rohit Chowdhary & Ors., 17/14, Punjabi Bagh (East), New Delhi-26                                                         | 6 th Floor (Flat No. 606) |
|    34 | Suman Chowdhary & Ors., 17/14, Punjabi Bagh (East), New Delhi-26                                                         | 6 th Floor                |
|    35 | M/s. Surya Associates, A-2/ Hauz Khas, New Delhi-16                                                                      | 6 th Floor                |
|    36 | Sh. Ramesh Jain & Champa Jain, 905, Nirmal Tower, 26 Barakhamba Road, New Delhi-110001, Tel: 9899358994                  | 6 th floor                |
|    37 | Mr. I.V.S. Juneja & Ors., D-3, Commercial Complex, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi-57                                            | 6 th floor                |
|    38 | Ms. Sangeeta Khandelwal, S-513, First Floor, Greater Kailash-II, New Delhi                                               | 6th Floor                 |
|    39 | Ms. Sangeeta Khandelwal, S-513, First Floor, Greater Kailash-II New Delhi                                                | 6th Floor                 |
|    40 | Master Gurpreet Singh Nag, 106, DLF Cinema Complex, G.K. II, New Delhi-48                                                | 6 th Floor                |
|    41 | Ms. Jasleen K. Nag & Others, 106, DLF Cinema Complex, G.K. II, New Delhi-48                                              | 6 th Floor                |
|    42 | Mrs. Sarla Grover & Others, Grover Nursing Home, The Mall, Bhatinda-151001 (Pb.)                                         | 6 th Floor (Unit No. 614) |

|   43. | Dr. Manavjit Singh Sandhu & Ors., 220, Sector -9 C, Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                   | 6 th Floor               |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|    44 | Dr. Manavjit Singh Sandhu & Ors., 220, Sector -9 C, Chandigarh, Dr. Manavjit Singh Sandhu & Ors. 220, Sector -9 C, Chandigarh                                                                                                    | 6th Floor                |
|    45 | Brig. J.S. Phoolka & Others, 71, Sector -2, Chandigarh-160011                                                                                                                                                                    | 6 th Floor (Room No. 25) |
|    46 | Mrs. Ravinder Kaur & Ms. Rachna                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 6 th Floor               |
|    47 | Smt. Harjinder Virk & Ors., House NO. 27, Sector - 8A, Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                | 6 th Floor               |
|    48 | S. Kuldeep Singh, B-383, New Friends Colony, New Delhi                                                                                                                                                                           | 7 th Floor               |
|    49 | Smt. Narinder Kaur Batra & Ors. 40 The Mall, Amritsar (Punjab)                                                                                                                                                                   | 6 th Floor               |
|    50 | Sh. Bhisham Kumar, House No. 7, Adarsh Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Opposite Sanyas Ashram, Ghaziabad, U.P. Smt. Kiran Makkad, Smt. Ekta Chowdhry, resident of House NO. 17/14, East Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi-110026 Smt. Gunjan Chowdhry | 7 th Floor               |
|    51 | Abhay Kumar Jha, 705-B, Sun Breeze Tower II, Vaishali, Sector -5, Ghaziabad-201010                                                                                                                                               | 7 th Floor               |
|    52 | M/s. K.J. International, C-10, New Subzi Mandi, Azad Pur, Delhi-33                                                                                                                                                               | 7 th Floor               |
|    53 | Mrs. Gulshan Handa & Ors. S-416, G.K. Part II, New Delhi-48                                                                                                                                                                      | 7 th Floor               |
|    54 | Mr. Chander Mohan Mutreja & Ors. B-2/101-D, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi-110029                                                                                                                                                 | 7 th Floor               |
|    55 | Mr. Sarvesh Chopra, M-140, G.K. Part-II, New Delhi.                                                                                                                                                                              | 7 th Floor               |
|    56 | Mrs. Raj Kumari Dang & Ors. A-1/44, Panchsheel Enclave, New Delhi.                                                                                                                                                               | 7 th Floor               |

|   57. | Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur, Fazalpur, Anupnagar, Meerut City, U.P.                                        | 7 th Floor                       |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|    58 | Mr. Davinder Paul & Ors. F-14/58, Model Town II, Delhi-09                                          | 6 th Floor                       |
|    59 | Shri Rakesh Kumar Chawla & Ors. Punjabi Bagh Club Road,West Punjabi Bagh, N.D.                     | 7 th Floor                       |
|    60 | Mrs. Rajinder Jaggi & Ors. C-11, Ashok Vihar, Phase-I, Delhi - 52                                  | 7 th floor                       |
|    61 | K.B. Lal Seth & sons (HUF) M-140, Greater Kailash-I, New Delhi - 48                                | 7 th Floor                       |
|    62 | Mrs. Suman Verma House No. 2 A, Road No. 78, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi - 110026                      | 7 th Floor                       |
|    63 | Mr. Sanjay Aggarwal & Ors. A-101, Vivek Vihar, Delhi - 110095                                      | 7 th Floor                       |
|    64 | Bhushan Commercial Enterprises Ltd. W-106, GK-II, New Delhi                                        | 7 th Floor                       |
|    65 | Mr. Praveen Chawla (HUF) and Mr. Naveen Chawla 5430, New Gandhi Market, Sada Bazar, Delhi - 110006 | 7 th Floor                       |
|    66 | Kuldip Singh (HUF) York Hotel, Connaught Place, New Delhi - 110001                                 | 6 th Floor                       |
|    67 | Ms. Rekha Gupta, K-4,/19, Model Town , Delhi- 110009                                               | 7 th Floor                       |
|    68 | Smt. Rita Khanna & Others, 5 Rose venue, Amritsar.                                                 | 7 th Floor                       |
|    69 | Sh. Amit Kumar Gupta, 48, Tolstoy Lane, Janpath, New Delhi                                         | 7 th Floor (Flat No. 705 to 708) |
|    70 | Mr. Masood Kashif & Others 2476, Chota Rang Mahal, Tilak Bazar, Delhi - 06                         | 7 th Floor                       |

|   71 | Mrs. Kiron Kapoor A-286, New Friends Colony, New Delhi                                                                 | 7 th Floor          |       |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------|
|   72 | Mr. Jagdish Chopra & others F-1/7, Model Town, Delhi.                                                                  | 8 th Floor          |       |
|   73 | Narinder Singh Bajaj & Co. 208, Ansal Bhawan, 16, K.G. Marg, New Delhi - 01                                            | 8 th Floor          |       |
|   74 | Mr. Gurpreet Singh Bajaj & Ors. F-14,Nizamuddin New Delhi                                                              | 8 th Floor          |       |
|   75 | Mr. Ram Chandra Nirula 52, Golf Links, New Delhi - 110003                                                              | 8 th Floor          |       |
|   76 | Mr. Bhupesh Ralli & others, Hotel Ambassador, The Mall, Nainital, (Uttranchal)                                         | 8 th Floor          |       |
|   77 | Mrs. Garima Agarwal, B-988, Sector-A, Mahanagar, Lucknow (U.P.)                                                        | 8 th Floor          |       |
|   78 | M/s Hexa Hospitalities Pvt. Ltd., Regd. Off.: 137, Upper Ground Floor, World Trade Centre, Connaught Place, New Delhi. | 8 th floor          |       |
|   79 | Ms. Gitika Jain & Ors. 154/6, Raja Ram Park, Mall Road, Ludhiana.                                                      | 8 th Floor          |       |
|   80 | Mrs. Sudha Bhargava, Mrs. Sangeeta Bhargava, Mrs. Suman Shahi & Mr. Vipin Shahi M-38, Saket, New Delhi - 17            | 8 th Floor          |       |
|   81 | Mrs. Kamal Preet & Ors. C/o York Hotel, Connaught Place, New Delhi.                                                    | 8 th Floor          |       |
|   82 | Mr. Gaurav Chhatwal & Ors. C/o York Hotel, Connaught Place, New Delhi                                                  | 5 th Floor No. 507) | (Flat |
|   83 | Mrs. Ranjana Bhatia & Ors. Cottage No. 12, Oberoi Appts, Civil Lines, Delhi-54.                                        | 8 th Floor          |       |
|   84 | Mr. Rajeev Arora & Ors. House No. 10 Malviya Nagar, New Delhi-110017                                                   | 8 th Floor          |       |
|   85 | Mr. Rajeev Arora, House No. 10, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi - 110017                                                      | 8 th Floor          |       |

|   86 | Mr. Dil Jit Singh Ahluwalia, A-410, Vivek Vihar, Sector-82, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Noida - 201301                                                     | 8 th Floor                          |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|   87 | M/s Surya Associates, A-2 Hauz Khaz, New Delhi - 16                                                                                                 | 8 th Floor                          |
|   88 | M/s Duke Walia & Associates 3-A, Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi - 01                                                                           | 9 th Floor                          |
|   89 | M/s Sudharshan Mercantile (P) Ltd. 4, Babu Lal Lane, Kolkata                                                                                        | 9 th Apartment                      |
|   90 | M/s Rajan Kapoor (HUF), A-143, New Friends Colony, New Delhi - 65                                                                                   | 9 th Floor (Part) Residential Flat) |
|   91 | Mr. Rajan Kapoor, 3 E/2, Jandewalan, New Delhi (10-A, Prithvi Raj Road, New Delhi-03                                                                | Unit No. 9, 9 th floor (West Tower) |
|   92 | Mr. Rajiv Arora C-4, Greater Kailash Part-I, New Delhi - 110048                                                                                     | 9 th Floor                          |
|   93 | Mr. Rajiv Arora C-4, Greater Kailash Part- I, New Delhi-110048                                                                                      | 9 th Floor (7 part)                 |
|   94 | M/s Fatgrowing Finance & Investments Pvt. Ltd. 306-309, Neel Kanth, 98, Marine Drive, Bombay - 400002                                               | 9 th Floor                          |
|   95 | M/s Khemka Aviation Pvt. Ltd., Speed Bird House, 41/Z, M-Block, Connaught Place, New Delhi- 110001                                                  | 9 th Floor                          |
|   96 | ADAM SMITH ASSOCIATES PVT. LTD. tthrough its Authorized Representative Ashish Madan, 901, Commercial Tower, Le-meridian, Corporate Tower, New Delhi | 9 th Floor                          |
|   97 | SAAB INDIA TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD. Through its Director Sh. Akhislesh Kulshretha 8 th Floor, le- meridian                                            | 8 th Floor                          |
|   98 | Mr. Rajiv Arora C-4, Greater Kailash Part- I, New Delhi-110048                                                                                      | 8 th Floor                          |

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