The Indian Express had reported on August 8 that Shrey Hospital ran as an unregulated health facility till 2016 though it was largely permitted for residential and commercial use. It started operations as a hospital in 1999, and illegal constructions were also made which were regulated only in 2016. The building’s original ownership was with Panchratna Apartments Owners’ Association, which was leased to Bharat Mahant and other proprietors of Shrey Hospital in 1999. Initially, the building’s ground and part of the first floor were permitted for commercial use specified for shops and offices and the remaining floors for residential use. Subsequently, additional illegal constructions were made which they sought to regularise for the first time in 2001.