On Monday, Kangana had shared videos of BMC officials, as the team inspected her office ‘Manikarnika Films ’ in Pali Hill area of Bandra. She expressed concern that BMC would demolish her property.
Now, BMC has served Kangana Ranaut with a ‘stop work’ notice, alleging unlawful construction in the premises. BMC has given her 24-hrs time to file a reply with documentary evidence. If she fails, they will demolish illegal extensions.
As reported by Indian Express, the notice issued under the section 354(A) of Mumbai Municipal Corporation (MMC) Act, is to stop the ongoing work inside the premises and produce the permissions for the illegal constructions.
“We have served a notice to Ranaut to submit documentary evidence and permissions regarding illegal constructions. If she failed to file a reply within 24-hrs we will initiate action of demolition of illegal extensions, “said Vinayak Vispute, Assistant Municipal Commissioner, H-west ward (Bandra west).
As per the authorities, Ranaut’s office is listed as a residential property in their records. The ongoing renovation and finishing work was found unauthorised inside the bungalow.
Some of the alleged illegal construction work includes; converting a toilet at the ground floor into an office, construction of kitchen inside storeroom, new toilets have been constructed near storeroom, conversion of the balcony into habitable area, merging of one bungalow into other, and extension of third floor.
As per the notice, Kangana Ranaut has to provide all permission documents for construction and renovation of her office immediately in the next 24 hours. No work can be carried out at the site, the BMC said.
If she defies the notice, the BMC officials could go ahead and demolish the illegal portions in Kangana Ranaut’s office, officials said.
Reacting to the development, Kangana tweeted – “Because of the criticism that @mybmc received from my friends on social media, they didn’t come with a bulldozer today instead stuck a notice to stop leakage work that is going on in the office, friends I may have risked a lot but I find immense love and support from you all.”
