Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- Two weeks after office of the Chandigarh Assistant Controller (F&A) Rents issued notice to former MP Kirron Kher, seeking Rs.12.76-lakh licence fee dues for a government-allotted house, MP Kirron Kher has deposited an amount of Rs.13.13 lakh with the UT Assistant Controller (F&A) Rents in regard to her official residence. On July 23, The Assistant Controller (F&A) Rents had served a notice to the former city MP for payment of Rs.12.76 lakh in dues for a government-allocated house in Sector 7. According to officials, the former MP had deposited the total outstanding amount of Rs.13,13,220 and obtained the no dues certificate. The notice was sent to her residence in Sector 8-A on June 24, asking her to clear the dues immediately. If not paid on time, a 12% annual interest will also be levied. The house, T-6/23 in Sector 7, was allotted to Kher during her tenure as an MP. As per the notice, the licence fee dues total Rs.5,725, covering regular ones from July 2023 to October 5, 2024, and unauthorised occupation from October 6, 2024, to January 5, 2025, attracted a 100% penalty amounting to Rs.3.64 lakh, as per a notification dated March 13, 2020. From January 6 to April 12, 2025 (till official vacation date), a 200% penalty has been imposed, adding up to Rs.8.20 lakh, on Kher. The Assistant Controller (F&A) Rents also added additional interest and miscellaneous charges, including Rs.26,106 (from November 8, 2017, as per old notification) and Rs.59,680 as 12% annual interest calculated till April 30. In a communication to the Assistant Controller (F&A) Rents, the former member of Parliament had requested a clarification and revision of calculation in accordance with the rules....