Bombay High Court orders demolition of 48 high-rise buildings near Bombay international airport

The Bombay High Court nowadays in its orders had issued directions to the Collector, Mumbai Suburban, to demolish portions of forty eight high-rise buildings close to the Mumbai International Airport, in compliance with the orders of the DGCA as stated with the aid of information business enterprise ANI. The portions developed above a sure top are to be demolished as per the Bombay High Court order.


A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Dutta and Justice MS Karnik pulled up the collector for trying to shift the responsibility of the demolition to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and said the collector must do something about the “apprehension”. airport). The court further directed the authorities to disconnect the electric power and water supply of the buildings which have been issued notices for height violation.

The excessive court used to be hearing public activity litigation (PIL) filed by using advocate Yashwant Shenoy elevating issues over the dangers posed by high-rises close to the Mumbai airport. It used to be informed means of the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) that periodic surveys are carried out and in 2010, a complete 137 boundaries (buildings/structures) have been identified. Out of these 137 buildings, the remaining orders have been handed in 63 cases.