The Supreme Court Friday directed civic authorities to consider and decide a plea of Bollywood actor Sonu Sood seeking regularisation of his alleged illegal construction at his residential building in Mumbai s Juhu area. Sood, who was in limelight for helping migrants reach homes during lockdown last year, withdrew his plea against the Bombay High Court order dismissing the case on alleged illegal construction at his building in Mumbai from a bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde. The bench also comprising Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian, during the hearing, orally observed that no coercive action be taken against Sood until the civic authorities decide on his application for regularisation.
A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian, was informed by senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, counsel for Sood, that he would withdraw the plea from the top court and seek a decision on his application for regularisation of alleged illegal construction from the civic body.
Actor Sonu Sood on Friday withdrew from the Supreme Court the plea against the Bombay High Court order dismissing his case on alleged illegal construction at his residential building in Mumbai's Juhu area.
Sonu Sood Moves SC Against Bombay HC s Order On BMC s Illegal Construction Notice
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Published: Monday, February 1, 2021, 10:56 [IST]
Sonu Sood and his wife Sonali Sood, have filed a petition in the Supreme Court and challenged Bombay High Court s order to dismiss the actor s appeal against BMC s notice. BMC reportedly has alleged that the actor has illegally converted his residential building in Mumbai s Juhu area into a hotel. Meanwhile, Sood in his petition has stated that his application for conversion has been approved by the Municipal Commissioner subject to Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) permission.
The Bombay High Court dismissed Sonu Sood s plea on January 13, 2021. While dismissing the actor s appeal and application, the court said, Law helps only those who are diligent. Sood s lawyer had requested the court to order a stay on the demolition action. He had also sought 10 weeks time to comply with the notice issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal