India, Oct. 14 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) aims to recover Rs.10 crore in property tax dues from 440 property owners whose cheques bounced.

Additional Municipal Commissioner Omprakash Divate (Special) reviewed the cases in a meeting on Tuesday, and directed the tax and legal departments to expedite recovery and initiate legal proceedings, civic officials said on Wednesday.

Since April 1, 2026, the civic body received 2,150 cheques worth Rs.18 crore towards property tax that banks returned unpaid. Following legal notices, some property owners cleared their dues. However, around 440 owners have yet to pay, leaving nearly Rs.10 crore outstanding, PMC officials said.

Divate directed officials to submit all pending case files an...