Razed illegal alterations, Kangana obfuscating issue: BMC

Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Thursday denied in the Bombay HC that it undertook demolition of ‘illegal’ alterations at actor Kangana Ranaut's bungalow here with ulterior motives.

The civic body filed an affidavit in the court a day after Ranaut challenged the demolition at her bungalow in Pali Hill in suburban Bandra.

“The petitioner (Ranaut) is seeking to obfuscate and cover up her flagrantly illegal acts of unlawfully making substantial additions and alterations contrary to the sanctioned building plan, without any permission by making baseless and wild allegations of malafide,” the BMC said. A division bench of Justices S J Kathawalla and R I Chagla had on Wednesday stayed the demolition, noting that the action smacked of “malafide”.


Ranaut's lawyer Rizwan Siddiqui claimed the BMC had damaged the property, leading to water and electricity connections getting disrupted. “The same should be restored,” he said.

The bench has posted the petition for further hearing on September 22.