India, June 25 -- Activist Zoru Darayus Bhathena on Tuesday filed a rejoinder in the Bombay high court with regards to his April 2024 petition questioning the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation's (MSRDC) decision to allocate 24 acres in Bandra Reclamation to Adani Realty for commercial development.

The rejoinder contended that the 24 acres were part of a 57-acre plot which comes under the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) and thus, cannot be exploited for commercial use. The MSRDC cannot act as a private landowner as the land came into being for the purpose of the Bandra Worli Sea Link - a public project, it said. The original petition, filed in April 2024, was also in force to restrain the MSRDC and other respondents from using ...