India, Nov. 12 -- A sea-facing apartment in Juhu linked with the late stockbroker and convicted fraudster Harshad Mehta has been put up for auction by a special court.

The apartment is located within the Janki Kutir compound in Juhu, best known for housing the iconic Prithvi Theatre. Situated on the second floor of Vandana Cooperative Housing Society in Janki Kutir, the flat has a super built-up area of 1,150 square feet.

On October 10, a special court for offences relating to transactions in securities permitted the sale of the property on an "as is, where is" basis, meaning it will be sold in its present condition.

The apartment was owned by the late Sushila Shah, a partner in a firm called Romil Exports, who was the "judgment debtor...