The Bombay High Court on Tuesday fined Narayan Rane, Minister of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises, for unauthorized construction at his Mumbai bungalow in Maharashtra state.
In the order passed by a bench of Justices R.D. Dhanuka, and Kamal Khata, the court noted that Rane built his residence, situated in the Juhu area of Mumbai, in violation of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules.
The court further directed the Mumbai civic body, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), to demolish illegal portions of the eight-storey building owned by members of the minister's family, including his lawmaker son Nitesh Rane.
"Bombay High Court directs BMC to demolish unauthorized construction at Narayan Rane's bungalow and also imposes a fine of ₹1 million ($12,540)," petitioner's (BMC) advocate Aditya Pratap Singh was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
The court's order came in response to Rane's petition in which he had challenged the BMC's notices sent to him over unauthorized construction.
The Mumbai civic body had earlier issued notices to the minister for constructing many illegal structures at his bungalow.