{"id":52905,"date":"2018-05-25T16:14:47","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T10:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=52905"},"modified":"2018-05-25T16:14:47","modified_gmt":"2018-05-25T10:44:47","slug":"mumbai-municipal-commissioner-appears-before-high-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/mumbai-municipal-commissioner-appears-before-high-court","title":{"rendered":"Mumbai municipal commissioner appears before high court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/ajo.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" data-attachment-id=\"52906\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/mumbai-municipal-commissioner-appears-before-high-court\/ajo\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/ajo.jpg?fit=225%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"225,225\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ajo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/ajo.jpg?fit=225%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-52906\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/ajo.jpg?resize=225%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/ajo.jpg?w=225&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/ajo.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/ajo.jpg?resize=125%2C125&amp;ssl=1 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Mumbai municipal commissioner Ajoy Mehta today appeared before the Bombay High Court and assured that the court&#8217;s directions on a plea by some tenants of a building in south Mumbai would be complied with.<\/p>\n<p>Vacation judge Justice S J Kathawala had summoned Mehta after the civic body failed to comply with directions passed by the court on a petition filed by tenants of the century-old Bhatia Building in south Mumbai.<\/p>\n<p>Mehta today appeared before Justice Kathawala, and assured the judge that the corporation would follow the court&#8217;s orders and submit a report.<\/p>\n<p>The tenants had alleged that the landlords were carrying out unauthorised construction on the ground floor which had damaged the building&#8217;s foundation beams.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the landlords assured the court that they would not carry out further work, and would repair the damage caused to the foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The petition had also claimed that excavation work on a plot behind the building was also causing cracks.<\/p>\n<p>The high court then directed that a committee of experts from the municipal corporation and the state housing agency MHADA should visit the building and ensure that no excavation work was carried out.<\/p>\n<p>The court asked the committee to submit a report.<\/p>\n<p>However, the court was informed two days ago that excavation work on the plot was still going on.<\/p>\n<p>The revelation invited the court&#8217;s wrath on the municipal body.<\/p>\n<p>The authorities were putting tenants&#8217; lives in danger, Justice Kathawala said, asking the commissioner to be present.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mumbai municipal commissioner Ajoy Mehta today appeared before the Bombay High Court and assured that the court&#8217;s directions on a plea by some tenants of a building in south Mumbai would be complied with. 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