[LIVE-UPDATES] Hearing On Kangana Ranaut's Plea Against Demolition of Her Office Building

The bench refers to another case of unauthorized construction in which notice was issued on Sep 4. But in that case, no immediate action was taken and the person got injunction from civil court in the meantime.

'You waited so that he can get injunction?', J Kathawalla asks.

Bench asks why police was taken along for demolition.

BMC officer : We do that in critical cases.

J Kathawalla : What is a critical case? Cases of celebrities are critical cases?

J Kathawalla : Why have you not annexed the photogprahs with the notice? If you have no answer, you can say that.

'No answer' - the reply.

Justice Kathawalla seeks some clarifications regarding some abbreviations used in the report.

Also asks when the photographs were taken.

"September 4", comes the reply.

The officials from BMC - Assistant Engineer and Designated Officer - are before the Court in VC.

Chinoy completes his submissions.

Saraf (Kangana's lawyer) making rejoinder submissions. Argues that the 'Sun Beam' judgment of SC is applicable to Section 354A.

Entertaining this writ petition will send a wrong message that people who make public posturing can get away with their unlawful activities : Chinoy (BMC's lawyer).

Petitioner comes across as a person who is lacking in candour, who does not come clean on when the construction was done, who makes evasive responses. She simply says the construction did not take place on Sep 7th; but does not say when : Chinoy.

You cannot say "some people", "certain quarters" etc and allege mala-fides : Chinoy.

Chinoy refers to Kangana's petition and says the allegations on mala fides are vauge. Words like "certain quarters" "displeased some" etc are used. No names are taken.

"If you want to allege mala fide, you must be ready to bite, must be ready to wound", he says.