Encroachments in Thane: How many demolished so far? asks HC
Division bench of Chief Justice Anil Dave and Justice S C Dharmadhikari sought report on “situation at the end of March and by the end of April”.
Report, as to how many illegal construction have been demolished within this month, will have to be submitted by all the eight municipal bodies within this neighbouring district at the next hearing on April 30.
The directions came during hearing of a PIL filed by Harit Vasai Sangharsh Samiti, an NGO, in this regard.
By government’s own estimate, there are some five lakh illegal constructions in the district.
“If you demolish even ten-twenty buildings, people would stop putting up illegal constructions,” Chief Justice Dave said.
Earlier, Government pleader Sudip Nargolkar said that as per High Court’s orders, a survey has been carried out, and now the data would be placed before B. Agarwal committee, to get its recommendations on future course of action. “Demolish them,” the court said.