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Bombay high court allows unveiling of mural at Shivaji Park

The order comes as a relief to the Shiv Sena, which wanted to unveil a mural of Chhatrapati Shivaji at the Dadar park as part of the celebrations of Maharashtra Day.

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The Bombay high court on Thursday allowed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to inaugurate the partly beautified Shivaji Park on Friday to kick start the state’s golden jubilee celebrations.

The order comes as a relief to the Shiv Sena, which wanted to
unveil a mural of Chhatrapati Shivaji at the Dadar park as part of the celebrations of Maharashtra Day.

A division bench of justices FI Rebello and Amjad Sayed allowed the corporation’s prayer considering its importance for the state.
“I used to play on that ground as a child and then a youth,” said justice Rebello when the BMC counsel started explaining the layout of the park to the judges.

The court, however, clarified that the entire beautification work will be subject to the final outcome of the PIL.

On Wednesday, the high court had had stayed the work on beautification of the park as well as construction of murals depicting the coronation of Shivaji Maharaj.

However, on Thursday the BMC filed an urgent affidavit seeking modifications to the order. The affidavit, filed by Narayan Pai, assistant municipal commissioner of the G-North Ward, said the corporation had completed construction of one wall and one mural. “Only the cleaning and polishing of the mural is remaining,” it stated.

Prabhadevi residents, Durgesh Warty, 47, a businessman, and Manoj Govekar, 31, an art designer, had initiated the PIL alleging that the municipal corporation had awarded contracts for beautification of Shivaji Park without inviting tenders. They also alleged political influence in awarding the contracts.

The next hearing on the PIL is scheduled for May 5.

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