India, May 6 -- The Bombay high court on Monday directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to survey a playground in Oshiwara and ascertain if a mosque and madrassa had been constructed there illegally. A division bench of chief justice Alok Aradhe and justice Makarand Karnik issued the directions while determining a plea by Kunika Sadanand, convenor of the Andheri Versova Residents' Association.

According to the petition, the playground, located in K West ward behind Prateeksha Nagar Municipal School, is spread over 10,261 square metres. The land was originally owned by the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) and was transferred to the BMC in 1989. Subsequently, the BMC allotted a small portion of the p...