'Will not entertain': Supreme Court rejects plea against SRK’s Mannat revamp

India's Supreme Court has rejected a petition that challenged the expansion of actor Shah Rukh Khan's sea-facing Mumbai bungalow, 'Mannat.' The petition, filed by environmental activist Santosh Daundkar, alleged that the addition of two floors violated environmental regulations and sought to quash the coastal regulation zone (CRZ) clearance granted for the construction.

A bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant dismissed the plea, stating, "We have serious doubts about your bonafides. Once we have a doubt, we will not entertain your plea." The court was hearing an appeal against the National Green Tribunal's earlier dismissal of Daundkar's petition.

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We have serious doubts about your bonafides. Once we have a doubt, we will not entertain your plea.

The petitioner argued that rules were bypassed and that prior environmental clearance from the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change was not obtained for the project, which reportedly had an investment cost exceeding ₹5 crore. The plea also claimed that a plot designated for an art gallery was altered without mandatory permission and that heritage structures were demolished during construction. The court, however, questioned the timing of the heritage building claim and declined to send the matter back to the tribunal.

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You are resurrecting a heritage building claim now.