Published On : Sat, Sep 17th, 2022
By Nagpur Today Nagpur News

NMC bulldozes new set-up of Muslim Library Canteen at Mominpura

Nagpur: Acting tough, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), on Friday, bulldozed the new set-up put up at land allocated to Muslim Library (ML) Canteen at Mominpura. Two squads of anti-encroachment unit were deployed to remove the tin sheds erected on the 13,400 sq.ft land.

The civic officials received a complaint about the functioning of a new restaurant in the ML Canteen land and hence action was initiated to clear the encroachment. As per orders of Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court dated March 31, 2017, the land allotted to Muslim League was to be utilised for library. However commercial exploitation was being carried out by opening a restaurant that was in violation of norms.

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Nagpur Municipal Corporation issued a notice to office bearers of Muslim League to pull down the commercial structure. On Friday, the NMC deployed JCB to demolish the tin sheds that were again put on and cleared the land of encroachment.

According to another report in local English daily, after 94 years, the NMC has taken back possession of the sprawling 13,400 sqft land leased out for Muslim Library at Mominpura in Central Nagpur. The civic body has sealed the library which was closed for a long time, as per the report.

The report further said that the NMC had leased out the land in three phases for the library between 1928 and 1938. But a major portion of the land was utilized for commercial purposes. Also, NMC had not renewed the lease 30 years after the deed. The lease was not renewed citing construction and operation of ML Canteen since 1956 and other commercial activities. But NMC issued the first notice for the violations in 2003. The matter had been pending since then due to various litigations.

A team of NMC Enforcement Department led by Assistant Commissioner Ashok Patil had demolished ML Canteen in May. Right under the nose of NMC Gandhibagh Zone officials and police department, the Canteen was restarted by constructing a temporary structure.

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