**NGT Dismisses Appeal Against Renovation of Shah Rukh Khan’s Bandra Residence, Mannat**
*Mumbai:* The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has dismissed an appeal challenging the renovation of actor Shah Rukh Khan’s iconic sea-facing residence, Mannat, located in Bandra.
**About the Appeal**
The appeal was filed by activist Santosh Daundkar, who alleged that the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) had erred in granting Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance for the renovation on January 3. However, the tribunal rejected the plea at the admission stage, stating that the appeal had “no force.”
**Tribunal’s Observations**
The NGT bench, presided over by Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh and Dr. Vijay Kulkarni, noted that the proposed construction at Mannat falls within a CRZ-II area — specifically on the landward side of the existing road and fixed structures. This classification makes the renovation permissible under the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2019. Consequently, the clearance was issued subject to conditions specified in the order.
The tribunal further observed that Mannat, situated at CTS 859, 860, 861, and 862 of Bandra H-West ward, was an existing structure prior to the grant of CRZ permission. The proposed renovation involves only the addition of two floors — the 7th and 8th upper residential floors — comprising one duplex flat with an internal staircase above the existing 6th floor.
Post-renovation, the building will include two basement levels, a ground floor, and eight upper residential floors, reaching a total height of 37.54 metres.
**Additional Details**
As per the Development Plan (DP 2034), the plot falls within a residential zone and is not reserved for any public purpose. The project proponent (PP) had also obtained plan approval from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on November 7, 2024.
When the tribunal asked Daundkar’s counsel to specify procedural errors in the clearance process, the counsel reiterated earlier grounds without substantive evidence and failed to produce the CRZ No Objection Certificate (NOC) dated June 23, 2008. The tribunal questioned why this 2008 NOC was not challenged earlier.
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