1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 125 OF 2009 Sukhinder Singh Madan ...Petitioner V/s. Municipal Commissioner & Anr. ...Respondents Mr. Bhupesh Singh for the Petitioner Ms. G.S. Joglekar for Respondent No.1/MCGM. CORAM: J. N. PATEL AND S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, JJ. DATE: APRIL 29, 2010. P.C.:- This petition has been filed by the petitioner, seeking a direction of this Court against the respondents to take strict action against builders involved in unauthorised construction activities at Sher-E-Punjab Society, Andheri (East), Mumbai, including Sonal Apartments, Sher-E-Punjab Co-operative Housing Society Ltd., Plot No.279, and to take immediate action of demolition of the 2 unauthorised construction of the additional floors constructed without permission of Bombay Municipal Corporation. 2. The petitioner wants a Committee of a retired High Court Judge to investigate the illegal and unauthorised construction carried out by builders in Sher-E-Punjab Society at Andheri (East), Mumbai. 3. The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, provides that, or rather makes it obligatory on the local body, i.e., the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, to remove unauthorised and illegal constructions, which is their statutory duty. It is unfortunate that for that, citizens have to approach this Court. 4. We expect that the respondent-Corporation would take necessary action if they find that there are illegal and unauthorised constructions carried out by builders at Sher-E-Punjab Society, Andheri (East), Mumbai, including Sonal Apartments, Sher-E-Punjab Co-operative Housing Society Ltd., Plot No.279, and to remove the same by following the process of law. For this purpose, it is not 3 necessary that a Committee of a retired High Court Judge is to be appointed by the Court in public interest. 5. With the aforesaid observations and direction, nothing survives in this petition, and the same stands disposed of accordingly. J. N. PATEL, J. S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J.