On Thursday, the High Court of Bombay adjourned the matter of actor Kangana Ranaut's property demolition till tomorrow.
The arguments in the matter will commence from tomorrow.
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, who is currently in Delhi for the recently concluded Parliament session, had sought time to file his affidavit in reply.
The High Court of Bombay allowed him & Brihannmumbai Municipal Commission (BMC) official time to file their replies, however, the Bench said that the petitioner's advocate will begin their arguments tomorrow onwards.
The Bench said that "The matter cannot be delayed as the bungalow is partially demolished & monsoon season is going on. We will allow the petitioner's advocate to start arguments from tomorrow".
Earlier on Sept 22, the HC had allowed Kangana Ranaut to add Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut & the officer who passed the order for the demolition of her Mumbai office as parties in the case.
A division bench of Justice SJ Kathawala & Justice RI Chagla adjourned the hearing on the matter till tomorrow.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had recently filed another affidavit in the HC opposing Ranaut's plea against the demolition & seeking Rs 2 crores in damages.
The corporation had earlier filed an affidavit in the HC saying that Ranaut has unlawfully made substantial alterations & additions to the property, contrary to the sanctioned building plan, & termed her allegations against it as "baseless".
The earlier affidavit reads, "The petitioner has unlawfully made substantial alterations & additions to the property, contrary to the sanctioned building plan... Even in the present writ petition, the petitioner has not disputed carrying out the said unlawful alterations & additions. In fact, having regard to the work carried out & the contents of the sanctioned plan, there is no basis for the petitioner to dispute the unlawful work carried on".
The HC had earlier this month stayed the demolition drive being undertaken by the BMC at Ranaut's property. Ranaut, through her lawyer Rizwan Siddiqui, had moved the HC against the demolition of what the BMC termed as "illegal alterations" at her office.
The BMC had earlier this month started demolishing parts of her office, which is situated in Mumbai's Pali Hills, for what it claimed were unauthorised altercations.
The demolition had come at a time when Ranaut was engaged in a bitter war of words with Raut after her remarks that she feels unsafe in Mumbai & has no trust in the Mumbai Police after the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
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