Overview

• The Bombay High Court directed Commissioner Saurabh Rao to survey all wards, including green zones, for unauthorised structures and submit findings by June 19.
• A judicial probe has been ordered into the 17 unauthorised buildings in Shil Daighar to examine the roles of municipal officers and land developers.
• Under Rao’s oversight, the TMC has initiated demolitions of concrete pillars at sites in Khan Compound Shilphata.
• The court warned that failure to act could result in the TMC being placed under separate administrative machinery provided by the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act.
• The bench emphasised that no-development and green-zone areas must be safeguarded and that authorised demolitions should proceed without awaiting further orders.