India, Feb. 12 -- The Bombay high court on Tuesday directed a former Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator who has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking action against an allegedly illegal construction near Khar Danda to file an affidavit detailing the action he took against such structures during his tenure at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

Upon learning that the petitioner, Shrikrishna Laxman Chavan, was a former municipal representative, a bench of chief justice Alok Aradhe and justice Bharati Dangre asked him about the period of his tenure and what action he had taken against illegal constructions. "When you were a corporator, how many actions have you taken against illegal constructions?" it said. The court directed h...