Kangana-BMC demolition plea: Bombay HC closes arguments, reserves verdict

The BMC called Ranaut's plea an 'abuse of the process of law' and urged HC​ to dismiss her plea.

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During the previous hearings, the bench questioned the BMC's swiftness in demolishing Ranaut's property.
The Bombay High Court, on Monday, after hearing arguments from both sides on the plea of actress Kangana Ranaut over the demolition over her Pali Hill office by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), closed arguments and reserved its verdict.

A bench of Justices S J Kathawalla and R I Chagla conducted hearings on the plea last week before closing it for orders on Monday.

Ranaut approached the High Court September 9 after the demolition of a part of her bungalow in Pali Hill area in Mumbai by the BMC.


She had sought that the demolition be declared illegal and the court direct BMC to pay her Rs 2 crore as damages.

Ranaut, through her counsel Dr Birendra Saraf, had alleged that the BMC carried out the demolition out of malice following a comment she made against the Mumbai Police that irked the Shiv Sena-led government in Maharashtra.

The BMC's counsels, Anil Sakhre, Joel Carlos and Aspi Chinoy, had, however, denied the actor's allegations.
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They said the BMC had simply been performing its statutory duty in demolishing such portions of the bungalow that Ranaut had altered illegally.

The BMC called Ranaut's plea an 'abuse of the process of law' and urged HC to dismiss her plea and impose a cost on her.

During the previous hearings, the bench questioned the BMC's swiftness in demolishing Ranaut's property.

It also stayed the demolition through an interim order and noted that had the BMC shown similar swiftness in all cases of illegal construction, Mumbai would have been a very different city.
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(With inputs from PTI)

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Actress Kangana Ranaut is used to making news, be it for winning a National Award, creating waves at the box office, or even for her personal life. The actress is known to not mince her words, even if it means things not always working in her favour. While Ranaut doesn’t shy away from commenting on issues she feels strongly about, recently the ‘Manikarnika’ actress has been receiving flak from a section of the media.

However, it’s not just Ranaut’s statements that have come under scrutiny, but also that of her sister and manager, Rangoli Chandel. Chandel’s tweets often slamming anyone and everyone in Bollywood, have received criticism. Several fans have even taken to the microblogging site to say that Rangoli, whose Twitter bio reads 'Manager & Sister to #KanganaRanaut' may be harming the 'Queen' star's image and overshadowing her work. some have even requested the actress to hire a professional publicist.

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