Overview
- The National Green Tribunal rejected activist Santosh Daundkar’s appeal at the admission stage, calling it “without force.”
- The order notes MCZMA’s January 3 CRZ clearance stands, as the site is on the landward side of an existing road and fixed structures under CRZ-II.
- The approved plan adds the 7th and 8th floors as a duplex above the existing sixth, taking the building to two basements, a ground floor, and eight upper floors with a height of 37.54 metres.
- The tribunal recorded BMC plan approval dated November 7, 2024, and that the plot is designated residential under DP 2034, not reserved for public use.
- NGT said the petitioner failed to substantiate procedural errors or produce a cited 2008 CRZ NOC, while the Khan family continues to live in rented Pali Hill apartments reportedly costing about Rs 24–25 lakh per month during the work.