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The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed by a Mumbai resident difficult the approvals granted for the renovation of Mannat, the seaside Bandra bungalow belonging to actor Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan, based on a report by NDTV India. The court observed that homeowners are free to renovate their properties so long as they follow the law.
Supreme Court dismisses petition difficult Shah Rukh Khan’s Mannat renovation approvals
The petitioner had contended that the statutory approvals required for the project, together with environmental norms, had not been followed.
Petitioner argued clearance from environment ministry was needed
Senior counsel Shoaib Alam, representing the petitioner, argued that clearance from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change was needed for the project and that the alleged violations were still ongoing. He said such approval becomes mandatory for projects that cost greater than Rs 5 crores.
Through the hearing, the bench raised questions on the petitioner’s intent behind the plea. Chief Justice Surya Kant noted that the bungalow is a non-public residence, and its occupants are entitled to make changes or renovate it while staying inside the bounds of the law.
The petitioner’s counsel asked that the matter be sent back to the National Green Tribunal, a request the Supreme Court declined. The bench also made clear that an individual’s fame or celebrity status had no bearing on how the case was being considered.
NGT had already cleared the renovation once
The dismissal comes after the National Green Tribunal had earlier rejected an appeal against the environmental and coastal approvals granted for the bungalow’s renovation and expansion. The NGT had ruled that the project complied with environmental rules, allowing the expansion work to maneuver forward.
Social activist Santosh Daundkar had filed that appeal before the NGT in March 2025, difficult the Coastal Regulation Zone clearance issued by the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority on January 3. The appeal had claimed the approval process for Mannat’s expansion didn’t follow environmental norms, a charge parties linked to the project denied, maintaining that each one needed permissions had been obtained as per the principles.
The controversy stems from Gauri Khan’s proposal so as to add two additional floors to a six storey annex constructing at Mannat. With the Supreme Court now declining to entertain the challenge, the expansion project appears set to proceed unhindered.
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