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The CBI, which was handed implicit the probe into the lawsuit by the Himachal Pradesh High Court, has refused to wide the dues. (File Photo)
The infamous Gudiya rape and execution lawsuit rocked Himachal Pradesh successful 2017. But its tremors are inactive being felt by the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC), whose properties hosted the CBI teams which probed the case. The investigating bureau owes Rs 21.96 lakh to the corporation.
The CBI, which was handed implicit the probe into the lawsuit by the Himachal Pradesh High Court, has refused to wide the dues. During the probe of the case, aggregate CBI teams stayed astatine HPTDC-operated hotels connected assorted occasions.
“Several letters were exchanged with the CBI, which refused to wage the dues, arguing that the bureau was entrusted with the probe by the precocious court. It claimed that the authorities authorities should carnivore these costs, arsenic the accommodations and logistics were arranged for the investigation,” a root said.
The past connection with the CBI, dated December 21, 2023, reiterates their stance of declining the payment.
The CBI is 1 of the galore defaulting Central authorities departments. “Apart from the CBI which owes Rs 21.96 lakh to HPTDC, different Central authorities section owes astir Rs 18 lakh,” the root said.
When contacted, HPTDC managing manager Rajiv Kumar said, “The corp volition soon apprise the honourable precocious tribunal of these institutions.”
In all, the corp is owed Rs 5.19 crore from assorted entities — Rs 4.13 crore from Himachal Pradesh authorities departments and Rs 1.06 crore from backstage individuals arsenic of August 31, 2024.
However, the corp presently owes Rs 35.13 crore to its retired employees. These dues comprise pending arrears, gratuities, dearness allowances and different pension benefits.
Following the tribunal scrutiny regarding the dues, the corp managed to retrieve Rs 2.69 crore by November 17 — Rs 2.07 crore from authorities authorities departments and Rs 62.03 lakh from backstage individuals. Efforts to retrieve the remaining Rs 2.50 crore are on.
MD Kumar said, “We are recovering dues from authorities departments and backstage individuals. Over the past 9 years, we person cleared astir Rs 65 crore of the Rs 99 crore owed to retired employees. However, Rs 35 crore is pending.”
The substance came to airy aft retired HPTDC worker Jai Krishan Mehta approached the precocious tribunal successful 2023, demanding the merchandise of dues for retired employees.
The HPTDC operates 56 hotels passim the state. On November 19, Justice Ajay Mohan Goel of the High Court had ordered the closure of 18 of them. Later, the tribunal modified its earlier bid allowing the corp to run 9 hotels retired of 18 till March 31, 2025.
Money matters
- HPTDC owes to retired employees: Rs 35 crore
- HPTDC to retrieve from govt depts, backstage individuals: Rs 2.50 crore
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