Overview
- The division bench of Justices Ravindra V. Ghuge and Abhay J. Mantri barred any worker from entering the Jadhavji Mansion site from midnight on February 16 until the February 18 hearing.
- The court said it would ask the District Collector to measure the exact distance between the tower and the INS Shikra helipad.
- The Navy’s petition says the building stands about 246 metres from the air station within the 500-metre zone that requires Local Military Authority clearance under 2011 MoD guidelines, with a 2015 clarification on pre-2011 sanctions.
- The plea alleges multiple post-2011 amendments pushed the structure to ground-plus-23 floors and created a direct line of sight into operational and VVIP heliport areas.
- The petition accuses the BMC of not using its Section 354-A powers despite written objections, the developer’s counsel assured compliance with the freeze, and the Navy has sought demolition as the remedy.