India, July 5 -- Observing that there was "overwhelming evidence of material suppression, misleading actions, and apparent collusion" between property developers in Uran and officers of the City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco), the Bombay high court recently ordered the Navi Mumbai planning authority to demolish an illegally constructed complex of five buildings in the Chanje village in Uran taluka in four weeks.

The village, about 15 minutes away from the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority, has had improved connectivity with Mumbai since the inauguration of the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, otherwise known as Atal Setu, last year.

"We find this to be yet another case where the authorities have been complicit in promoting and t...