The Maharashtra government will set up a committee led by a retired judge to investigate the growing issue of unauthorised constructions within the Mumbai municipal corporation limits, state Industries Minister Uday Samant informed the legislative council on Tuesday. He said that the officials found responsible would face immediate action based on the committee`s findings.

The matter was raised by Mumbai-based legislators, who expressed concern over the large-scale encroachments on both government and private land by land mafias. Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Sachin Ahir highlighted that despite numerous complaints from residents and public representatives, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had failed to take concrete action.