“Builders who are frequent flyers themselves violate rules, which is very unfortunate,” said Justice V M Kanade, as he lashed out at the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for not being serious about passenger safety. While hearing a petition on how high-rises around the airport premises are violating the airspace, the bench comprising justices Kanade and Mahesh Sonak, asked the civic body to demolish the illegal portion of one such defaulter building located in Santacruz (W) and register an FIR against the builder in the next 48 hours.

The Santacruz (W) building that was at the centre of discussion in the high court. Pic/Sayed Sameer Abedi