Gurugram, March 27 -- At least 61 banquet halls and venues were sealed by the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad (MCF) over the last few weeks over not clearing taxes pending for more than a year, officials said on Thursday. According to officials, around 131 venues were sent notices in the past few months. MCF commissioner Dhirendra Khadagta told HT that taxes worth at least Rs.3 crore are pending from these 131 properties. "Around 61 banquet halls have been sealed so far due to non-payment of taxes. These properties had arrears of a year or more. These notices are issued as warnings to pay their dues before the financial year ends. After that, strict action will be taken," said zonal taxation officer Sanjay Chaprana. According to the list of defaulters, seen by HT, the maximum number of venues are present in NIT Zone-II, where 35 units have outstanding dues of approximately Rs. 2.67 crore. 12 units are present in Old Zone-I, having outstanding dues of Rs.3,600,000, and 14 units in Old Zone-II have outstanding dues of over Rs.1, 500,000 . One defaulter from the list, Kings Valley Banquets, located on Suraj Kund road, told HT that they had shut operations five years ago and were unaware of pending taxes. When asked about the matter, Chaprana said that the location existed as per MCF's official records, but in case they have shut operations, they can raise a grievance with the authorities online....