Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut and BMC's war of words seems unending. In a recent development, the 'Panga' actress has called the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), a 'pet' of the state government.
Putting out a 'special message' for the BMC, the 'Manikarnika' star posted an Instagram story on her verified account, sharing the laws prescribed by Section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 regarding demolition of building structures.
The actress captioned her post as `A special message for Maharashtra government and its pet BMC`.
It reads: "Municipal laws-- demolition of structures-- Demolition of building structure can be done only after giving 15 days notice to affected person-- If Municipal Corporation violates procedure while demolishing building but structure is totally illegal, some compensation can be awarded and in all cases where such compensation is awarded, the same should invariably be recovered from officers who have acted in violation of law. (Paras 10 to 16)."
For the uninformed, actor Kangana Ranaut had filed a plea with the Bombay High Court asking for Rs 2 crore damages from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for the 'illegal demolition' drive carried out at her Pali Hill bungalow.
The BMC has in response asked the court to dismiss the plea stating the actress is 'abusing process'.
"The writ petition and the reliefs sought for therein constitute an abuse of process. The petition should not be entertained and should be dismissed with costs," BMC argued in the HC, as reported by PTI.
The incident of Kangana`s office demolition by the BMC happened after she took a jibe at the ruling Shiv Sena government and compared Mumbai with POK earlier this month. A Bombay High Court stay order subsequently stopped the demolition work.
