Bollywood actor Sonu Sood withdrew his petition challenging the Bombay High Court's decision in the illegal construction case. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian was informed by senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, counsel for Sood, that he would withdraw the plea from the top court and seek a decision on his application for regularisation of alleged illegal construction from the civic body.
The Court expressed a note of appreciation in response, with Chief Justice of India SA Bobde orally observing, "This is one of the rare instances that a case has been resolved through correct advice and does not happen very often."
The Bombay high court had dismissed the actor’s appeal against the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) notice to him over alleged illegal construction at his residential building at Juhu. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi appearing for Sood informed the court that he has advised Sood to withdraw the plea and would rather seek the liberty that BMC decides his plea for regularisation.
On this CJI said, "That is good advice, Mr. Rohatgi. This is absolutely correct advice which does not happen very often. The Authorities to decide the application according to law."