MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to demolish the illegal construction of Union Minister Narayan Rane’s bungalow in Mumbai within two weeks. The court observed that the ‘Floor Space Index’ (SSI) and ‘Coastal Regulation Zone’ (CRJD) norms been violated during the construction.
Justice R. A division bench of D. Dhanuka and Justice Kamal Khata said that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) cannot be allowed to entertain the second application filed by a company run by the Rane family, as doing so would result in “unauthorized construction”. ” will be encouraged. In the application filed by the company, there has been a demand to regularize the unauthorized construction.
The court directed the BMC to demolish the unauthorized portion within two weeks and submit the compliance report to the court after one week. The bench also imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Rane and directed that the amount be deposited with the Maharashtra State Legal Services Authority within two weeks.
Rane’s lawyer Shardul Singh requested the court to stay its order for six weeks so that he can file an appeal in the Supreme Court. However, the court rejected his request.
The Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Kalka Real Estates, a company owned by Rane’s family, considering his second application to the BMC to regularize the unauthorized construction of the bungalow without being affected by its earlier order. was requested to do.
Earlier in June, the BMC had rejected the company’s regularization application, saying there were violations in the construction. After this, the company filed a second application in July.
