Kangana Ranaut is in the middle of a big dispute with the Maharashtra government.
Actress Kangana Ranaut’s defiance of the Mumbai civic body’s decision to demolish her Pali Hill office will be heard again on September 22, the Bombay High Court said today. The court had stopped the demolition midway yesterday in response to their request, seen as a great victory for Ms Ranaut amid her clash with the Maharashtra government. A subsequent hearing was held today, where after hearing from both parties, the court adjourned the case.
The 33-year-old actor, a staunch supporter of the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has claimed that yesterday’s demolition by the Brihanmumbai Corporation was just revenge. The civic body is controlled by the Shiv Sena, who governs the state in alliance with Congress and Sharad Pawar, the head of the Nationalist Congress Party.
In its judgment yesterday, the Superior Court said that the way in which the BMC proceeded to initiate the demolition work “prima facie does not appear to be authentic and smells of bad faith.”
“Suddenly, the corporation appears to have awakened from its slumber overnight, issuing a notice to the petitioner,” the court said.
This, the court observed, was happening “when she is out of state, ordering her to respond within 24 hours, and not granting her more time, despite the written request, and proceeding to demolish the premises at the end of 24 hours. hours”.
The battle between the Seine and Ms Ranaut escalated after she said she was “scared” to live in Mumbai in view of the law and order situation under the current government and compared the country’s financial capital to the Pakistani-occupied Kashmir.
The Sena lashed out at Maharashtra’s Interior Minister Anil Desmukh, suggesting that the actor, who was in his hometown of Manali, not return to Mumbai. Sena’s main leader, Sanjay Raut, responded with an insult. Another leader suggested that Ms. Ranaut be slapped and a sedition case filed against her.
The 33-year-old has fought back, facing Prime Minister Uddhav Thackeray yesterday with a warning that “the wheel of time … never stays the same.”
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