Jail Sentence Upheld for Building Owner Who Carried Out Unauthorised Construction Under Roof-Repair Permit: Calcutta High Court
The case involved Archana Agarwal, owner of premises at 167, Muktaram Babu Street, Ward No. 25, Borough No. IV, Kolkata, and the State of West Bengal and another respondent. The dispute concerned construction carried out under a municipal sanction that permitted only the reconstruction of roofs of an existing two-storied building. The High Court found that the entire original structure had instead been demolished and a new multi-storied concrete framework…
