By: VJ Media Bureau
Last updated : December 05, 2017 6:53 pm
BBMP has reportedly assured removal of all unauthorised media within 2 months
The officials would have to forgo their salary if there was found to be any laxity or non-compliance of the directions. The court also passed a series of interim directions asking petitioners as well as other advertisement agencies to forthwith deposit the advertisement tax as mentioned in the demand notices.
The TOI report added: “In cases of objections regarding levy of penalty or interest, the court asked the commissioner to accept applications offline along with the tax.However, the petitioners and agencies have to deposit 50% of the penaltyinterest component before they approach the appellate authority .The court asked BBMP to give a list of pending cases before civil courts to enable it to ask the principal civil judge to transfer all pending and new cases relating to advertisement tax to one designated court.”