The Times of India 27.08.2014
PMC orders demolition of five-storey building
PATNA:
The court of Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) commissioner, tightening
its grip on illegal construction in the city, passed an order on
Tuesday to demolish the top three floor of a building located on Bazaar
Samiti Road for violation of certain building bylaws. The building
belongs to one B N Singh.
The commissioner, in his order, said
during measurement of the building, it was found its top three floor
illegal and directed to demolish it. The order further said the building
floor must be demolished within a month otherwise the PMC will itself
demolish it and incur the cost on the landowner.
The PMC court
has also ordered not to create any third party interest in the matter.
It has asked the PESU GM to disconnect the power supply from third floor
of the building.
The building is 19.50 metre tall and the road
facing it is less than 5.07-metre wide. However, as per the building
norms and Patna high court orders, a building, which is more than 11
metre tall, must have 20 feet or six-metre wide road before it. Also as
per the building norms, in case a building is more than 15-meter tall or
has 500 square meter plinth area, there should be a clear passage of
3.66 metre all around the building.