India, Feb. 11 -- A 17-year legal battle came to a close on Monday when an unauthorised garage called Goldie Garage was demolished, freeing up space reserved for a garden at Versova. The demolition was undertaken by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on orders of the Bombay High Court.

The garage had occupied 201 sq m on a larger plot measuring 7,552 sq m, reserved as a Recreation Ground in the BMC's Development Plan. The plot is located opposite Natasha Towers and diagonally opposite Vinit Towers near Seven Bungalows.

The case was doggedly pursued by citizens under the JVLR ALM-North with the support of their local MLA Ameet Satam, who helped them reopen an old case and seek the BMC's intervention in moving court.

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