Mr B. Babajee (First Member for Savanne & Black River) asked the Minister of Housing and Lands whether he wi…
(No. B/82) Mr B. Babajee (First Member for Savanne & Black River) asked the Minister of Housing and Lands whether he will state if the company Smart Clinics has obtained the lease of two arpents of Pas Géometrique at Colonel Dean Street in Black River and, if so, table the conditions of the lease agreement therefor. The Minister Information Technology, Communication and Innovation (Dr. A. Ramtohul): Madam Speaker, I presume that the hon. Member is referring to the Smart Clinics Ltd. Madam Speaker, I am informed Smart Clinics Ltd was in May 2018 granted a 80 60-year industrial lease over a plot of State land of an extent of 1 arpent 75 perches, being part of the Pas Géometrique at Grande Rivière Noire for the setting up of a wellness medical clinic and residential care home for retired persons. Madam Speaker, I am further informed that following an application from Smart Clinics Ltd for a change in purpose to a dental and wellness medical clinic, restaurant and apartments for sale under vente en état futur d’achèvement through règlement de copropriété, the lease was accordingly amended in September 2021. Madam Speaker, with your permission, I am tabling a copy of each of the two lease agreements. Thank you. Madam Speaker: Thank you, hon. Minister. Yes.
Madam Speaker, is the Minister aware of a court case against the Ministry of Housing and Lands where the previous owner is seeking damages for Rs1 billion and whether he will review the process of terminating the previous owner’s lease as a precautionary measure, as we all know that the previous government has been terminating contracts and leases and dilapidating public funds?
Hon. Minister.
In reply, Madam Speaker, to the supplementary question, I shall arrange to have a list of the court case rulings to be laid in the Library of the National Assembly. Thank you.
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