<p>Bengaluru: A day after the BBMP sealed Mantri Mall in Malleswaram, its management reopened it on Sunday by obtaining a stay order from the high court.</p>.<p>The BBMP has decided to challenge the stay since the mall owners failed to pay Rs 34 crore outstanding property tax.</p>.<p>A senior BBMP official said they had closed the mall at least thrice in the last year.</p>.<p>"Whenever we seal down the premises, they get a stay order from the high court. This time, we had filed a caveat, but that did not help,” he said, adding that notices will be served to the mall management again if they do not pay up.</p>.<p>He hoped the mall would pay up the dues at the earliest, with the state government offering a one-time settlement for all property tax defaulters by waiving penalty and interest on tax arrears.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: A day after the BBMP sealed Mantri Mall in Malleswaram, its management reopened it on Sunday by obtaining a stay order from the high court.</p>.<p>The BBMP has decided to challenge the stay since the mall owners failed to pay Rs 34 crore outstanding property tax.</p>.<p>A senior BBMP official said they had closed the mall at least thrice in the last year.</p>.<p>"Whenever we seal down the premises, they get a stay order from the high court. This time, we had filed a caveat, but that did not help,” he said, adding that notices will be served to the mall management again if they do not pay up.</p>.<p>He hoped the mall would pay up the dues at the earliest, with the state government offering a one-time settlement for all property tax defaulters by waiving penalty and interest on tax arrears.</p>