Sonu Sood moves HC against BMC notice for illegal construction

    Mumbai, Jan 10 (PTI) Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has
approached the Bombay High Court, challenging a notice issued
against him by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
for allegedly carrying out structural changes to a residential
building in suburban Juhu without permission.
    Sood, in his petition filed last week through advocate
D P Singh, said he has not carried out any "illegal or
unauthorised" construction in the six-storey Shakti Sagar
building.
    A single bench of Justice Prithviraj Chavan will hear
the petition on Monday.
    "The petitioner (Sood) has not made any changes in the
building that warrant permission from the BMC. Only those
changes that are allowed under the Maharashtra Regional and
Town Planning (MRTP) Act have been done," Singh said.
    The petition has sought that the court quash and set
aside the notice issued by the BMC in October last year, and
an interim relief of no coercive action to be initiated
against the actor.
    Last year, after receiving the notice from the BMC,
the actor approached a civil court, but failed to get relief
following which he filed an appeal in the high court.
    The BMC last Monday filed a complaint at the Juhu
police station, seeking an FIR to be lodged against Sood for
allegedly converting the residential building into a hotel
without permission.
    The complaint letter was sent to the police after the
BMC inspected the building and found that Sood had allegedly
not complied with the requisitions and was continuing
unauthorised construction even after the notice was served to
him in October last year.
    The police are yet to register FIR in the case.
    Sood, who is known for his roles in films like
"Dabangg", "Jodha Akbar" and "Simmba", came into spotlight
last year for his philanthropy work in helping migrants reach
their homes during the COVID-19 lockdown. PTI SP
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