BMC says permission for Palais Royale parking was only till plinth level

Palais Royale is the tallest residential tower of the city coming up at Worli.

BMC said it issued a stop-work notice to the tower last year and another to the developer with the respect to the parking lot.

Janhit Manch has alleged various illegalities in the 75-storey structure. Last week, its counsel Navroz Seervai argued construction of the public parking building was illegal.

The NGO claimed developer Shree Ram Infrastructure Limited carried out construction in excess of commencement certificate permission and “in deliberate breach of stop-work notices dated July 16, 2011, and December 14, 2011, and a demolition notice of December 19, 2011, under section 53 of Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act, 1966”.

It said the commencement certificate was only for 43 floors. The petitioner also said the developer claimed excessive refuge area and left four floors vacant to gain extra FSI.

On Tuesday, BMC counsel Anil Sakhare told a division bench of justices Mohit Shah and Nitin Jamdar, “The corporation has issued a commencement certificate only till the plinth level. We issued a stop-work notice on December 14 last year and another under section 51 of Maharashtra Regional Town Planning (MRTP) Act, 1966. We will take an independent decision with respect to these notices.”

Section 51 pertains to power of the

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