Mumbai:
Actress Kangana Ranaut was warned two years ago about the alleged illegal construction at her Mumbai office and at the time had gone to court for help, NDTV discovered. The Mumbai civic body had mobilized today to demolish the alleged illegal structure, which was stopped midway by an order from the Bombay High Court after she challenged the Brihanmumbai Corporation notice.
The demolition at Manikarnika Films, the film production house in Khar, west Mumbai, comes amid an intense battle between the actor, a well-known BJP supporter and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the government of the Maharashtra alliance led by Shiv Sena, which began with his criticism of the Mumbai police after the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
The Sena also controls the BMC and the actor has alleged that the demolition is just revenge.
However, court documents from the Additional Sessions Judge, dated October 20, 2018, show that Ms. Ranaut had come to court “requesting an interim measure” regarding a notice dated 03.28.2018 and an order dated 10.09.2018 – the period in which the BJP was in power in the state.
“In fact, the Deft / MCGM was also previously ordered to consider the plaintiff’s response. However, in order to serve the interest of justice and provide a fair opportunity for the plaintiff, it is appropriate to direct the Deft / MCGM to consider the response of the plaintiff. plaintiff again and approve a new intervention order. Plaintiff also has the freedom to forward the regularization proposal if necessary and permissible to the Deft / Corporation regarding the notification structure, “the order said.
On Monday, Ms. Ranaut had accused city officials of having “forcibly” taken over the Manikarnika Films office.
“They inform me tomorrow that they are demolishing my property,” he tweeted. In another tweet, he stated: “I have all the papers (and) permits from BMC … nothing illegal (has been done) on my property. BMC should submit a structure plan to show the illegal construction with a notice.”
Ms. Ranaut, who was in Himachal Pradesh, caught a flight to Mumbai today when a bulldozer began demolition at her office. Later, he posted a series of videos of the demolition, tweeting: “There is no illegal construction in my house, also the government has banned any demolition on Covid until September 30, Bullywood look now this is what fascism looks like” .
The 33-year-old has also clashed with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, warning him that “the wheel of time … never stays the same.”
The battle between the Seine and Ms Ranaut escalated after her comments that she was “scared” to live in Mumbai in light of the law and order under the current government and the comparison of the country’s financial capital to Kashmir. occupied by Pakistan.
The Sena has accused the BJP of waging a proxy war through it.
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