Lata opposes heritage tag for studio on her plot

Playback singer Lata Mangeshkar Saturday moved the Bombay High Court challenging a Maharashtra governments order which declared a film studio located on her plot in Kolhapur as a heritage structure. Her plea came up for hearing before a Bench which directed the government to file a reply and also issued a notice to Kolhapur Municipal Corporation KMC,returnable on February 7.

The 82-year-old singer,accusing authorities of trying to grab the plot,contended that neither the government nor KMC had given a notice to her before declaring Jayprabha Studio as a heritage structure,as required under Section 371 of Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act. The singer contended that because the studio had got a heritage tag,it could not be renovated,rebuilt or even repaired.