{
  "id": 18567589,
  "title": "Mumbai BMC Replaces Law Department In-Charge After Supreme Court Action Over Borivali East Encroachments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/mumbai-bmc-replaces-law-department-in-charge-after-supreme-court",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T20:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-bmc-replaces-law-department-in-charge-after-supreme-court-action-over-borivali-east-encroachments"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai's civic body has replaced Law Department In-Charge Komal Punjabi with Joint Law Officer Sukhshri Modle following a Supreme Court directive over encroachments in Borivli East. The court's intervention came after the Municipal Commissioner, Ashwini Bhide, faced contempt of court charges due to the ongoing dispute. The plot in question, adjacent to the Borivli railway station, has been under litigation since 1986, with the land gradually being encroached upon. The Supreme Court initially ordered the removal of encroachments and the operationalization of a BEST bus station within three months, extending the deadline to July 28, 2026. Despite repeated directives, no action was taken until Punjabi was replaced by Modle. The civic administration has taken notice of the episode, and Punjabi declined to comment.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: In the wake of the Supreme Court's (SC) action against Municipal Commissioner Ashwini Bhide over encroachments in Borivli East, the civic body has handed over charge of its Law Department to Joint Law Officer Sukhshri Modle, replacing Komal Punjabi. Long-Running Dispute Over Bus Station Plot A plot opposite Borivli railway station, originally reserved for a BEST bus station, has been…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}