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MUMBAI: Observing that when a leakage is external, it is the responsibility of the co-operative housing society to fix it, a magistrate’s court convicted a society in Chembur and its chairman and secretary, directing them to pay a fine of Rs 10,000 each for ignoring a shop owner’s request to repair the damage for almost a decade.
The fine imposed was the maximum under the law and the court said the leakage would have to be fixed within two months, failing which they would face action, reports Rebecca Samervel.
Atul Cooperative Housing Society, its chairman Arun Baghchi and secretary Alok Sarkar were booked under the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act on a complaint from Purnachandra Dasgupta, a resident who owned 3 shops that faced the problem of heavy leakage.
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Bombay High Court
Expressing dissatisfaction over non-compliance by the Maharashtra government in constituting a supervisory cell to keep a check on the menace of illegal constructions in the state, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday slammed the authorities and warned of strict action if the state fails to comply with orders. The HC said apart from the Principle Secretary of the state s urban development department, it would also hold commissioners of all the municipal corporations in the state for failing to keep a check on the illegal constructions.
A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Girish Kulkarni warned it would summon the commissioners of all the civic bodies in the state if they fail to furnish a detailed affidavit spelling out the exact number of illegal constructions in their respective jurisdictions.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 21 (ANI): A hotel at Old Cadell Road in Mumbai's Mahim area was sealed on Saturday for violating fire safety norms and Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act.