Efforts have been made in the past to cleanse the sector - but without success .The Appropriate Authority was set up by the tax department for pre-emptive purchase of property in cases where the value was _____________ .But the experiment flopped. There were litigations - the tax department was _____________ with high priced properties - _____________ could not be disposed of. These were_____________ to officers for residential purposes. I recall colleagues staying in palatial accommodation in Golf Links - Malabar Hill and Cuffe Parade. The funds of the Government were unnecessarily blocked. The institution had to be scrapped.