Upset over the never-ending public interest litigations (PIL) concerning checks over illegal and unauthorised constructions, the Bombay High Court has asked the BMC and the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) to specify the attempts made to curb this.
The court was hearing a PIL filed by city-based NGO Disha in 2006 seeking action against illegal structures on the plush Andheri-Versova-Jogeshwari belt. The PIL has sought demolition of rampant unauthorized structures in the belt.
The HC also rapped the BMC and MHADA for passing the buck over action against these illegal structures. “It’s a never ending process. We want you both to check illegal construction,” said acting chief justice J.N. Patel.
Hindustan Times
It seems to me that the chief justice, Mr Patel, is right, but how ( and how soon ) will the BMC and the MHADA will listen to him, it would be hard to tell.
Interesting subject.