#Encroachments

A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana turned down the BMC’s request for 30 more days to execute the direction of removing encroachments and imposed a penalty of Rs 5 lakh on the municipal body.

At 7 am, a demolition drive was initiated in which multiple unauthorised structures including shops, shanties and commercial units were demolished.