HC raps BMC over delay in repair of 100-yr-old bldg

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Tuesday rapped the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation over delays in initiating repair work in DG Chambers, a 100-year-old building in Mumbai’s Fort area that houses the iconic Dwarka Restaurant, saying the delays amounted to “harassment” of citizens. HC raps BMC over delay in repair of 100-yr-old bldg A division bench of justices Ajay Gadkari and Kamal Khata deprecated the practice of various BMC committees issuing directives regarding the building’s repair, causing much harassment to citizens. But Irishman Developers Pvt Ltd, the owners of the building, did not take any steps to initiate repair work, prompting the tenants of shops in the building to approach the high court in October 2023. Since March 2023, BMC’s technical advisory committee has maintained that the repair work could be completed within three months.