Goa, Nov. 6 -- The Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) has issued a show-cause notice to the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) for allegedly failing to pay outstanding lease rent dues amounting to Rs.8.50 crore.

According to MMC officials, the oil company has been given 15 days to clear the pending amount, failing which the Council has warned of initiating eviction proceedings under the Goa Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act.

Sources within the Council indicated that the notice pertains to lease rent arrears related to land or premises under MMC jurisdiction that are currently occupied by the corporation.

Municipal authorities have stressed that the action is part of an ongoing drive to recover long-pending dues from...