MUMBAI, Dec. 18 -- A special court under the Prevention of Corruption Act on Wednesday directed the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to register an FIR and conduct a detailed investigation into allegations that Shiv Sena MLA Mangesh Kudalkar had encroached upon MHADA land reserved for public amenities and misused public funds. The order was passed by special judge Satyanarayan R Navander while allowing a complaint filed by local resident Ramesh Satyan Borwa, who alleged that a hall and several commercial establishments had been constructed without authorisation by the three-time MLA on a Kurla East plot reserved by MHADA for amenity services and a garden. The complainant placed on record documents along with an affidavit in support of his allegations. After examining the complaint and the material produced, including correspondence issued by MHADA, the court recorded: "Prima facie, it appears that on the plot reserved by MHADA for amenity service and garden, a hall is constructed with some commercial centres unauthorisedly." The judge observed that the allegations levelled against Kudalkar were "specific" and backed by a sworn affidavit. Taking note of MHADA's letter dated November 25, the judge stated that there was "some substance in the allegations", sufficient to justify police intervention. He held that the material placed on record disclosed cognisable offences requiring investigation and directed that a case be registered and probed by a duly authorised senior officer of the ACB in accordance with the Prevention of Corruption Act. The court noted that, according to the complaint, funds allotted for the development of the constituency were allegedly misused and that the unauthorised structures were "given on rent". "It would be proper to issue directions to the senior police inspector, Nehru Nagar Police Station, to register an FIR and carry out a thorough investigation as per Section 175 (3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and submit the final report to this court," the judge reasoned. However, the court finally directed the assistant commissioner of police, ACB, to register an FIR and conduct the investigation....