Legal hassles threathen Shah Rukh

The BMC on Thursday served a showcause notice on Shah Rukh Khan’s production house in Khar for allegedly running an office from a residential building.

The production house, Red Chillies, is located on Chitrakar Dhurandar Marg in Khar and was founded in 2004. The notice was issued for "change of user" under the Maharashtra Region and Town Planning Act by the local ward office.

Put simply, "change of user" means that the reservation of a property is changed or altered from what was originally reserved with the BMC. For example, for changing the use of a property originally registered as residential to that of commercial requires permission from the civic body.

"The company changed the use of property without prior permission from the BMC. So, we served the notice," said a senior civic official.

The civic body has also asked Red Chillies to show relevant documents related to the alteration or face action.

"If the company cannot show relevant documents, then we will have to either restore the property back to what it was in the first place or face prosecution," said the official. Under the act, the BMC can prosecute the company or slap a penalty.

Shah Rukh could not be reached despite several attempts.

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