New Delhi: A special court in Mumbai has ordered that 14 properties belonging to Tiger Memon who is among the alleged masterminds of the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts, be handed over to the central government.

The properties are owned by Memon and his family members and were in the possession of the Bombay High Court's receiver since 1994 after an order of the TADA (Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act court, reported Press Trust of India.

The 14 properties which are to be handed to the central government include a flat in a building in Bandra (West), an office premise in Mahim, an open plot in Mahim, a vacant plot and a flat in Santacruz (East), two flats in a building in Kurla, an office on Mohammed Ali Road, a shop and plot in Dongri, three shops in Manish Market and a building on Sheikh Memon Street, Mumbai.

Last week, special TADA court judge V D Kedar passed an order saying that the "possession of the immovable properties needs to be handed over to the central government" and that these properties are free from encumbrances.

Earlier, the court had issued notices to Memon and his family in regard to the plea of the competent authority that had sought the release of the properties but they did not file a response.

Memon, who fled India before the blasts, is still wanted in the case.

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