CHENNAI: In a pre-dawn operation on Tuesday, revenue officials from the Chengalpattu district sealed a sprawling restaurant premises located on the Chennai-Trichy National Highway ( GST Road ) in Alandur near the Chennai airport.

The action was carried out following a court order, which directed the district administration to take possession of the prime 15-ground (approximately 40,112 square feet) land, valued at an estimated Rs. 300 crore, on which the vegetarian restaurant was operating.

According to revenue department sources, the land is government-owned and was leased to the private hotel management. The primary reason for the sealing was the hotel's continued operation even after the lease period had expired and its failure to hand over the land and the commercial building back t

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