The Bombay High Court has issued a judgment stating that a circular issued by the Union defence ministry following the Adarsh housing scandal regarding the issuance of No Objection Certificates (NOC) for construction near Army establishments serves as guidelines and does not grant the right to prohibit construction or request demolitions.

In the case at hand, the ministry had filed a petition seeking the demolition of a commercial high-rise named 'Ganga Trueno,' which it alleged was located near the Unit of Southern Command Composite Signal Regiment at Lohegaon in Pune. This order was made available on Thursday.