AMC demolishes seven plus ground floor building

Amedabad: Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC); with the help of strict police bandobast of Gaekwad Haveli Police Station and staff of urban development authority demolished an unauthorized construction in Raikhad area in Jamalpur, Ahmedabad on 27th, 28th and 29th September.

At a property known as Bataka Building in-front of Aliji Masjid on Jawahar Chowk Road at Raikhad area; the owner had made unauthorized residential scheme type of construction of around 6886 square feet including seller and ground floor to 7th floor. AMC had issued notices and sealed the construction several times. A police complaint under IPC section 188 was also filed for continuing the construction by disregarding the seal.

A letter requesting police bandobast for demolition of this construction was also given to the inspector of Gaekwad Haveli police station as it was in a very sensitive area. The owner Faruq Abdul Kadarbhai Meman had filed a petition in high court following which the high court had charged him a penalty of Rs 25,000 to be paid to Gujarat State Legal Service Authority within 3 months and ordered police commissioner to provide police bandobast to AMC for demolition. Partition walls and RCC walls of the building were demolished on 27th September and remaining construction was demolished on 28th and 29th September. DeshGujarat