The Vasai Civil Court judge SB Pawar granted an ex-parte injunction against the commissioner of the Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) on Wednesday, restraining him from making any structural changes in the shops on the ground floor of his (the civic chief's) official bungalow. mid-day had reported that Gangatharan D, the municipal commissioner, had renovated his office and was getting his house extended during the lockdown, in 'What lockdown? Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation chief gets his office renovated,' on June 3.

The ground floor of the commissioner's house had four commercial shops which were leased out in the year 2005 for four years.