HC halts demolition of Govandi school till July 20

Bombay high court stayed further demolition of Tehzeeb Islamic English School in Govandi until July 20.

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation partially razed the school in its first demolition drive against unauthorised schools.

The school trust’s appeal against the demolition order was pending before the additional collector and appellate authority.

The court directed BMC not to demolish the structure until the next hearing, and ordered immediate communication to the demolition squad.

The school, run by Scholar Education Trust, serves about 600 students; BMC had published a list of 164 unauthorised schools in March.