BMC demolishes illegal SRK ramp, may send him the bill

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation finished demolishing a ramp that Shah Rukh Khan had built illegally on a public road outside his Bandra (West) bungalow, Mannat — but the actor's troubles may not have ended there.

The 75-metre ramp, which Khan used to park his vanity van, had drawn complaints from locals to BJP MP Poonam Mahajan: it was an illegal construction on a public road and obstructed the passage to Mount Mary Basilica church.

Under the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, and the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, the BMC can recover demolition costs from the owner — billing him directly or adjusting it against property tax. But civic officials were non-committal about whether they would invoke those provisions against Khan, saying the total cost had not even been calculated yet.

"We are yet to examine the costs and are studying the legal provisions. Decision on recovering the demolition costs from the owner is yet to be taken," said Vijay Kamble, assistant municipal commissioner of the H West ward.

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Based on reporting by the Hindustan Times, February 2015.