Day After SC Order On Freezing Salaries, BMC Demolishes 27 Commercial Structures On Land Reserved For BEST Bus Station
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday removed 27 commercial structures from a plot of land reserved for a BEST bus station in Borivali East. The action came a day after the Bombay High Court ordered a freeze on the November salary of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Commissioner Ashwini Bhide and other civic officials for failing to clear encroachments from the area.…
On the day following a Bombay High Court order freezing the salaries of BMC Commissioner Ashwini Bhide and other officials, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation demolished 27 commercial structures on a plot of land set aside for a BEST bus station in Borivali East.
The 3,400 square metre plot, located on Swami Vivekanand Road, was designated under Town Planning Scheme-II for the bus station. The demolition, carried out by the municipal corporation's R-Central with the assistance of 70 workers and police personnel, was initiated after the court's directive.
Bhide and other civic officials were ordered to freeze their November salaries for their failure to clear the encroachments from the reserved area. The court also imposed a Rs 5 lakh cost on the BMC. The site has been the subject of legal disputes between the BMC and a private developer, with the Supreme Court directing the developer to transfer the property to the civic body in August 2025.
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