India, Sept. 18 -- The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Maharashtra government to clear its stand by September 20 on the allegations of Eknath Shinde's involvement in stopping the demolition of two illegal buildings in Sector 9 of Vashi.

A division bench comprising Justice Ravindra Gughe and Justice Ashwin Bhobe was determining a plea by Conscious Citizen Forum, a non-governmental organisation. The plea alleged that the deputy chief minister, who handles the state's urban development department, had illegally stayed the demolition of a building earlier this year.

The matter stems from an October 2021 letter from the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, informing the residents of Albela Co-operative Housing Society and Naivedya ...