India, Aug. 7 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday informed the Bombay high court that its Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee (MHCC) will send a fresh recommendation to the state government regarding granting heritage status to Savarkar Sadan, which was once the residence of Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

The bench of chief justice Alok Aradhe and justice Sandeep Marne was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Abhinav Bharat Congress, urging inclusion of the building among heritage structures in the city based on a 2010 recommendation of the heritage conservation committee.

The need for a fresh recommendation arose after the urban development department informed the court last mont...