Bombay High Court Dismisses Case Against SRK’s Bungalow

Bombay High Court Dismisses Case Against SRK’s BungalowBollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan breathed a huge sigh of relief, as the Bombay High Court has announced the decision in his favor in case linked to his 'dream home' Mannat.

The Bombay High Court not only rejected the PIL lodged by activist Simpreet Singh against SRK, but also imposed Rs 20,000 on the petitioner for wasting its time.

The activist registered a PIL against the actor, alleging that he breached Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) and other regulations by constructing a building, an addition to his bungalow.

But, the BHC terminated the case filed by Simpreet, ruling that the requester took this step only for media hype.

The court interrogated why the activist objected only to SRK's residence though there are lots of buildings in the identical line.

A division bench of Justice P B Majmudar and A Sayed asked, "There are so many buildings in the same line as Shah Rukh's building. Why have you (petitioner) taken an objection against only this building? Simply because he is a film star?"

As per the case filed, the place where the building stands was reserved for an art gallery.

But, the state administration updated the BHC that the reservation was called off in the year 2000.

The actor bought the land in the year 2003 and started construction in the year 2006.

"Prima facie it seems to be a publicity petition. If the court entertains such PILs then it would send a wrong signal. We have so many other PILs pertaining to poor people's causes to hear," Justice Majmudar remarked.