mumbai the bombay high court has asked the municipal corporation of greater mumbai mcgm to file a reply detailing what action has been taken on the unauthorised structures in the bombay stock exchanges iconic 29storey pj tower in south mumbai in may 2013 mcgm had issued a notice to the nearly 140yearold bourse charging it with modifying the use of podium terrace on the third floor and service floors 13 26 and 28 of the building without seeking permission according to mumbais civic authority bse has converted the podium terrace and service floors into conference halls the governing bodys boardroom membership department and dining areas through additions and alterations in the sanc tioned plan for the tower mcgm had issued the notice following a complaint by bse member broker yogesh mehta who also has an office on the 21st floor of the pj tower according to mehta the complaint was based on certified copies that he had got from mcgm under the right to information act in january 2014 the bombay high court in its ruling had noted that the bses architect in a letter dated october 20 1992 had stated that these floors were being used on a temporary basis it added that they will be shifted or vacated as and when occupancy certificate is granted for phase ii the rotunda building adjacent to the tower which has not been granted till now in a hearing held late last month the bombay high court had asked the civic body to provide details of action taken and also asked a representative of the stock exchange to be present at the next hearing in july the court has asked the civic authority to file a reply regarding what action has been taken on these unauthorised structures at bses pj tower said the lawyer representing petitioner yogesh mehta an email query sent to mcgm did not elicit any response until the time of going to press petitioner yogesh mehta declined to comment on the story bse in its response to ets query said the civic authority itself has removed the partitions on these floors as needed and the stock exchange has fully cooperated with the authorities bombay stock exchange building comprises phase i of pj tower and phase ii of rotunda building these buildings are built with total floor space index of 515 times including permissible fsi of 245 and additional fsi of 270 given the bourse is a semigovernment institution the civic authority had issued the required permissions for development in january 1970 these plans were further amended and approved in 1977 mcgm had issued occupancy certificate to pj tower in a phased manner from july 1979 to april 1983 however the occupancy certificate for the rotunda building was not granted citing misuse of pj towers service areas on 3rd 13th 26th bse governing body board room and 28th floors bse had applied for the occupancy certificate of rotunda building in 1991