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'Not in favour of bulldozer justice', says Bombay High Court while granting Satara doctor time to remove structure

The order was passed by the Bombay High Court's Kolhapur Bench while hearing a petition challenging demolition notices issued by the Satara Municipal Council

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Instead of allowing immediate coercive action, the court directed the petitioner to voluntarily remove the affected portion of the structure within four weeks. Representational Pic/File

Instead of allowing immediate coercive action, the court directed the petitioner to voluntarily remove the affected portion of the structure within four weeks. Representational Pic/File

The Bombay High Court has said it is not in favour of "bulldozer justice" while allowing a doctor from Maharashtra's Satara district to voluntarily remove part of his residential-cum-hospital building for a road widening project instead of permitting immediate demolition by the civic body, reported the PTI.

The order was passed by the High Court's Kolhapur Bench while hearing a petition challenging demolition notices issued by the Satara Municipal Council.

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