MUMBAI: The Maharashtra govt has ordered demolition of the unlawful bungalows of fugitive diamond investors and PNB rip-off accused Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi in Raigad district, state environment minister Ramadas Kadam stated on Tuesday.
The order comes days after the Bombay high court docket expressed its displeasure over the federal government not appearing against the constructions. "The government has written to the ED, which has attached the bungalows, asking it to allow their demolition. They will be razed after we get the ED's go-ahead," an reputable stated.
Kadam stated 121 "illegal" bungalows, including the ones of Modi, Choksi and a few celebrities, had been identified in Alibaug. He stated these bungalows had arise in violation of the Coastal Regulation Zone norms and without correct plan sanctioned by way of the authorities.
An reputable stated Nirav Modi's bungalow used to be in Kihim village, while Choksi's used to be in Awaas village. Kadam stated on the subject of the opposite unlawful bungalows, there were remains either granted by way of the district courts or the Bombay HC . "Because of the stay, we have now transferred the cases to the National Green Tribunal. Police will conduct the document verification in a month. All the cases in NGT are likely to be cleared in next 2-3 months," he stated, clarifying that that as of now, no action would be taken against unlawful bungalows built by way of locals.
On July 31, 2018, the high court docket heard a petition filed byan NGO on the state's inaction against the bungalows of celebrities and businessmen from Mumbai within the CRZ spaces of villages in Alibaug.
The order comes days after the Bombay high court docket expressed its displeasure over the federal government not appearing against the constructions. "The government has written to the ED, which has attached the bungalows, asking it to allow their demolition. They will be razed after we get the ED's go-ahead," an reputable stated.
Kadam stated 121 "illegal" bungalows, including the ones of Modi, Choksi and a few celebrities, had been identified in Alibaug. He stated these bungalows had arise in violation of the Coastal Regulation Zone norms and without correct plan sanctioned by way of the authorities.
An reputable stated Nirav Modi's bungalow used to be in Kihim village, while Choksi's used to be in Awaas village. Kadam stated on the subject of the opposite unlawful bungalows, there were remains either granted by way of the district courts or the Bombay HC . "Because of the stay, we have now transferred the cases to the National Green Tribunal. Police will conduct the document verification in a month. All the cases in NGT are likely to be cleared in next 2-3 months," he stated, clarifying that that as of now, no action would be taken against unlawful bungalows built by way of locals.
On July 31, 2018, the high court docket heard a petition filed byan NGO on the state's inaction against the bungalows of celebrities and businessmen from Mumbai within the CRZ spaces of villages in Alibaug.
Maharashtra to raze illegal bungalows of Nirav Modi, Choksi
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