Didn’t Make Illegal Alterations In My Bungalow: Kangana To HC

Last week, the BMC, through its counsel Joel Carlos, had filed an affidavit before a bench led by Justice SJ Kathawalla, responding to Ranaut’s petition. The civic body had said the actress had made major structural changes to the building without the civic body’s permission.

It had said BMC officials were merely following the rule of law in razing these alterations on September 9. The civic body had urged the high court to dismiss Ranaut’s plea and impose a cost upon her for filing the petition, which it said was an “abuse” of the process of law.

In her rejoinder affidavit, Ranaut said the civic body had abused the statutory process by initiating the demolition of a part of her property without giving her adequate notice. She had said earlier that the BMC had given her only 24 hours to respond to the demolition notice and had hurriedly rejected her reply to its notice.

Ranaut further said the BMC acted out of bias against her as on September 9, it had also issued a notice to fashion designer Manish Malhotra over alleged illegal alterations at his property adjacent to her bungalow. However, Malhotra was given seven days to respond, she stated. “While the Respondent No. 1 (BMC) and its officials, malafidely issued me the ImpugnedNotice to seek personal vendetta, they, on the contrary on the same day, issued a Noticeto an adjacent bungalow occupied by the famous fashion designer, ManishMalhotra giving him 7 days’ time to provide explanation,” Ranaut stated.