Actor Kangana Ranaut has reacted after the Bombay High Court gave its verdict on the demolition of a part of her bungalow by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The HC said the action was “actuated by malafide” and was in complete disregard of her rights. It also quashed the demolition order passed by a ward officer of the civic body.
Ranaut went on to social media to thank her followers for their support. She wrote, “When individual stands against the government and wins, it's not the victory of the individual but it's the victory of the democracy. Thank you everyone who gave me courage and thanks to those who laughed at my broken dreams. Its only cause you play a villain so I can be a HERO.”
A division bench of Justices SJ Kathawalla and RI Chagla noted that the action undertaken by the civic body leaves hardly “any manner of doubt” that it was unauthorised. It said the action was initiated after Kangana compared Mumbai with Pakistan occupied Kashmir. In this regard, the bench said irresponsible statements made by an individual should be ignored, howsoever distasteful those may be, and no action can be taken against such individual by resorting to colourable exercise of power and causing injury to that individual or his property by the State or any of its instrumentalities.
