Updated On: 21 February, 2023 07:31 AM IST | Mumbai | Sanjeev Shivadekar
Management refutes charges; collector’s office asks 17 other establishments in area to prove they aren’t violating norms

The sea-facing Sun Beach Resort in Gorai is spread over four acres. File pics/Nimesh Dave
The Mumbai Suburban Collector’s office has issued a show-cause notice to Sun Beach Resort in Gorai for allegedly indulging in unauthorised construction on sea-facing land belonging to the state government. The hotel management has firmly refuted the charges levelled in the notice.
The collector’s office, on February 10, issued notices to 18 resorts/hotels in the area, including Sun Beach Resort. In her notice, Shraddha Chavan, deputy collector (encroachment removal, Borivli) has asked Abdul Hamid Mapkana Shah, the owner of the Sun Beach Resort, to furnish documents pertaining to the permission they (hotel owners) have got for constructions on the plot that belongs to the state government. mid-day had, in April 2022, reported about Sun Beach Resort carrying out construction activity, allegedly in violation of civic norms and Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) rules.