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- The Mumbai Port Authority has hired top law firms and revised its legal strategy to recover over ₹3500 crore in lease rent dues from eight defaulters.
- The money is meant to fund a planned overhaul of the city's eastern waterfront, including projects like the Mumbai Marina, cruise terminals and water transport networks.
- High-profile tenants involved include Indian Hotels Company Ltd, which operates the Taj Mahal hotel in Colaba, and which disputes the claim, saying it pays rent as per a Bombay High Court order and that the matter is sub judice.
- IHCL says the port's claims, which it records as a contingent liability of about ₹2095 crore for 2006 to 2026, are excessive, and that the court has stayed MPA's notices from taking coercive action.
What to watch next
- Outcome of the Bombay High Court proceedings involving IHCL and the port's rent claims
- Whether MPA's legal action actually recovers dues from the eight defaulters
- Progress and funding of the eastern waterfront redevelopment plan
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