Overview

• A bench led by Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh with Dr Vijay Kulkarni rejected activist Santosh Daundkar’s appeal at admission, terming it without force.
• The order finds the construction falls within CRZ-II on the landward side of existing road and fixed structures under the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2019.
• The renovation adds the 7th and 8th floors as a duplex above the existing sixth, taking the annexe to two basements, a ground level and eight upper floors at 37.54 metres.
• Records note BMC plan approval dated November 7, 2024, and classify the CTS 859–862 plot as residential under DP 2034 with no public reservation.
• The tribunal said the appellant showed no procedural errors and did not produce the June 23, 2008 CRZ NOC, removing the immediate legal obstacle to continuing the work.