Kangana Ranaut House demolition by BMC prima facie smacks of malafide: HC

Kangana Ranaut Vs. Municipal Corporation of Gr. Mumbai & Ors. (Bombay High Court) Section 354A of the Act (which is invoked by the MCGM by issuing the impugned Notice dated 7th September, 2020), sets out the ‘power of Commissioner to stop erection of building or work commenced or carried on unlawfully.’ From the works set out in the Notice, it is clear beyond any doubt that the works which are ‘unauthorised’ have not come up overnight. However, all of a sudden, the Corporation appears to have overnight woken up from its slumber, issued Notice to the Petitioner, that...