The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has informed the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court that demolition of unauthorised construction at Poonam Towers and Poonam Chambers has started and is currently in progress. The matter relates to two petitions regarding illegal construction in both buildings. The court had earlier disposed of these petitions and rejected the demands made by N Kumar and clearly declared the construction illegal and directing that it must be demolished.During the hearing held on Monday, the NMC told the court that, about 70 percent of the unauthorised construction at Poonam Chambers has already been demolished, while demolition work at Poonam Towers is also underway.

 

The civic body also informed the court that the cost of the demolition work will be recovered from N Kumar, and a bill for the same will be sent to him. Earlier, the court had expressed displeasure over the slow progress of the demolition work. N Kumar had given an undertaking before the court that he would remove the illegal construction himself. However, the status report submitted later showed that no concrete action had been taken, following which the court took serious note of the delay. The matter was heard by Justice Anil Pansare and Justice Nivedita Mehta.