India, Feb. 20 -- The Bombay high court has directed the Airport Authority of India (AAI) to issue a no objection certificate (NOC) for height clearance to developers undertaking a slum rehabilitation project in Chembur. The appellate committee had already approved the height, and it cannot be reversed owing to minor discrepancies in undertakings and certificates, the court clarified.

Three developers - Paradigm Dotom Buildheights LLP, Jai Bhagwati Developers & Builders, and RK Madhani & Co - are jointly executing a slum rehabilitation project on a plot measuring 13,494.83 square metres in Chembur. The developers had applied for an NOC from AAI and the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA), seeking sanction for the permissible top elevatio...