Actor Shah Rukh Khan’s iconic Mumbai bungalow Mannat was recently in the news after it was reported that the Grade III heritage structure is set to undergo renovations this summer. However, it looks like the plan has already hit a roadblock. Santosh Daundkar, a social activist, has alleged violations in the renovation plan, urging the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to step in and pause the work.

Bar and Bench reported on Monday that the activist has approached the NGT, accusing Shah Rukh and the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) of violations in securing the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance necessary for renovations.

The report adds that SRK is planning to add two more floors to the six-storey bungalow. Since it is a heritage building, any structural change can be made only after securing proper permissions. The appeal also claims that the actor committed fraud by merging ‘12 number of 1-BHK flats for mass housing’ into a residence for one family.

The NGT has instructed Santosh to furnish proof of the allegations. “If any violation of the above procedure has been committed by the Project Proponent or the MCZMA, the same may be submitted by the appellant specifically along with the evidence in support of that, within four weeks, failing which we would be left with no option but to dismiss the present appeal for non-compliance of the order of this Tribunal, at the stage of admission itself,” a quorum of Judicial Member Dinesh Kumar Singh and Expert Member Vijay Kulkarni said. The NGT will hear the matter next on April 23.