Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has come down heavily on the civic bodies for its “deep slumber” and “lawlessness” in allowing mushrooming illegal constructions to continue unabated, despite multiple judicial directions over the years.

Routine Inaction by Municipal Officers

The court observed that it is a “routine affair” where municipal officers act only after a matter is brought to the court. “We may observe that it is a matter of routine affair for the officers of the municipal corporation not to take action against illegal constructions and only when the proceedings are brought before the Court, the municipal machinery is activated,” a bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Aarti Sathe noted on October 8.

Plea Regarding Illegal Construction in Temghar, Bhiwandi

The observations were

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