Bombay High court today lashed out at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) lawyer demanding an explanation on whether &quot;the terrace was illegally occupied,&quot;.

&quot;How could you give a license to operate even an eating house at the premises?&quot; questioned the High Court.&nbsp;

Ex-senior policeman Julio Rebeirro previously filed a PIL in the case. The Bombay High Court&#39;s move came after Rebeirro&#39;s PIL was filed.&nbsp;

Meanwhile, the BMC lawyer stated in their defence the fact that the eating joints had obtained permissions, &quot;by misrepresentation of facts with the help of some BMC officials and initially 12 BMC officials have been found at fault.&quot;

The lawyer further added that an inquiry has also been initiated by the Additional Municipal Commissioner against various BMC departments and officials &quot;to fix the responsibility and take action.&quot;

A deadly fire tore through Kamala Mills complex on December 28 claiming 14 lives. The majority of those killed were attending a birthday party at a rooftop restaurant.

Kamala Mills owner Ramesh Govani and Mojo&#39;s Bistro waiter Sayeed Ali are in judicial custody till February 12.&nbsp;

Five other accused -- Yug Tuli, Yug Pathak, Abhijit Mankar, Jigar Sanghvi and Kripesh Sanghvi -- were granted bail by a Mumbai court.&nbsp;

The BMC, in its reports, had confirmed that the fire started from Mojo&#39;s Bistro restaurant and spread rapidly to &#39;1 Above&#39;&nbsp;restaurant.&nbsp; 
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'How could you give a license to operate even an eating house at the premises?' questioned the High Court

Bombay High court today lashed out at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) lawyer demanding an explanation on whether "the terrace was illegally occupied,". "How could you give a license to operate even an eating house at the premises?" questioned the High Court. Ex-senior policeman Julio Rebeirro previously filed a PIL in the case. The Bombay High Court's move came after Rebeirro's PIL was filed. Meanwhile, the BMC lawyer stated in their defence the fact that the eating joints had obtained permissions, "by misrepresentation of facts with the help of some BMC officials and initially 12 BMC officials have been found at fault." The lawyer further added that an inquiry has also been initiated by the Additional Municipal Commissioner against various BMC departments and officials "to fix the responsibility and take action." A deadly fire tore through Kamala Mills complex on December 28 claiming 14 lives. The majority of those killed were attending a birthday party at a rooftop restaurant. Kamala Mills owner Ramesh Govani and Mojo's Bistro waiter Sayeed Ali are in judicial custody till February 12. Five other accused -- Yug Tuli, Yug Pathak, Abhijit Mankar, Jigar Sanghvi and Kripesh Sanghvi -- were granted bail by a Mumbai court. The BMC, in its reports, had confirmed that the fire started from Mojo's Bistro restaurant and spread rapidly to '1 Above' restaurant.

Kamala Mills fire: Was the terrace illegally occupied? Bombay High Court asks BMC

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Kamala Mills fire: Was the terrace illegally occupied? Bombay High Court asks BMC