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Bhabha bungalow: plea seeks HC direction to Centre

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Bhabha-bungalowThe Bombay High Court has been urged to direct the union government to expeditiously take a decision on declaring as a national monument nuclear scientist Homi Bhabha’s bungalow ‘Meherangir’ at Malabar Hill in south Mumbai.

In his petition, Raam Dhuri, president of National Forum for Aided Institutions Employees (Department of Atomic Energy), has also sought a direction to the auction purchasers of the sprawling bungalow against carrying out any demolition or repair work pending a decision from the Centre in this regard.

Senior counsel Rajiv Chavan, appearing for the petitioner, today mentioned the matter before a division bench headed by Justice V M Kanade.

The petition claims that the high court, while hearing another petition on the same issue in September 2014, had directed the petitioners to approach the Centre.

“The union government has till date not taken any decision. The auction purchasers of the bungalow had in September 2014 assured the court that they do not propose to demolish the building nor do they propose to make any changes in the bungalow for a period of six months by when the union government can take a decision,” the petition stated.

It stated that in its letter in March, the state government requested the Centre to take appropriate steps to declare the bungalow as a national monument.

“There is an apprehension that the purchasers would now take steps to either demolish or make changes to the bungalow,” the petition claimed.

The court said it would hear the petition on Tuesday.

The sprawling sea-facing bungalow was auctioned for over Rs. 300 crore by NCPA (National Centre for Performing Arts), its custodian.

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