The Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC) had despatched a discover for unlawful development a couple of years in the past to Amitabh Bachchan and 7 others together with Rajkumar Hirani, Oberoi Realty, Pankaj Balaji, Sanjay Vyas, Haresh Khandelwal, and Haresh Jagtani. The matter has now been raised by Congress councillor advocate Tulip Brian Miranda. The councillor accused the BMC of not taking any motion regardless of serving a discover.
After Tulip’s intervention, the civic physique has taken up the 2017 discover and can quickly demolish a part of Prateeksha, the primary bungalow of the Bachchan in Mumbai. Speaking to a information company, the councillor stated that BMC first gave discover to Bachchan in 2017 beneath highway widening coverage however no motion was taken. She stated that no attraction was required for the highway widening undertaking after the discover is served.
The councillor additional stated that had it been a typical individual, the BMC would have taken motion instantly beneath Part 299 of the Municipal Act discover that claims you do not have to attend for a second discover attraction.
The councillor stated that the highway widening of the Sant Dnyaneshwar Marg highway which connects Chandan Cinema space to Hyperlink Street in direction of Iskon was caught due to the Bachchan bungalow. The civic physique has due to this fact been instructed to demarcate the precise portion of the bungalow required for the widening of the highway.
Reportedly, Bachchan and others have been issued Monopolies and Restrictive Commerce Practices in 2016-17 as they apparently made adjustments in the primary map.
