MUMBAI, Feb. 21 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday rapped the government and the Navy for failing to raise objections when Jadhavji Mansion - a high-rise building close to the naval air station in Colaba, INS Shikra - breached height restrictions applicable in the area. A division bench of justices Ravindra Ghuge and Abhay J Mantri allowed work at the site to continue, but warned that any construction beyond the permissible height of 53.07 meters would be at the "risk and consequences" of the developer, subject to demolition if found violating statutory norms. The court had on February 16 halted work at the site, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the city, citing security concerns. According to the petition filed by the local military authority through its Commanding Officer in the first week of February, guidelines issued by the ministry of defence on May 18, 2011 mandate that any construction within 500 metres of a defence establishment must secure clearance from the local military authority, the petition said. But in this case, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had granted permissions for the building without obtaining any NOC from the Navy. During Friday's hearing, senior advocate Janak Dwarkadas, appearing for the developer, argued that the naval authorities had not raised the issue in 15 years and submitted photographs, contending that the line of sight from Jadhavji Mansion to INS Shikra was completely covered, and the facility was not visible from the building. Advocate Mihir Rajshekhar Govilkar, that for Jadhavji Mansion, though construction was allowed in 2010 only up to 53m, the IIT had found that the building now stood 76 metres tall....