Bombay HC orders razing of five bungalows in Alibaug
The Bombay High court on Monday rapped the Raigad collector for inaction against unauthorised bungalows in the coastal town of Alibaug and ordered the removal of at least five structures where there was no stay order by the court, within six weeks. A division bench of Justices SC Dharmadhikari and Riyaz Chagla issued orders to expedite the cases of the remaining 111 unauthorised bungalows pending in the local court. It also directed collector Vijay Suryawanshi to ensure that no further illegal construction is allowed along the coast. The bench hearing the PIL filed by activist Surendra Dhavale against unauthorised constructions had earlier observed that the state government had turned a “blind eye” to the illegal constructions carried out by “powerful and eminent” people.
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