India, May 28 -- The Bombay high court has restrained civic authorities from taking action against a Borivali East housing society in a dispute over a proposed development plan (DP) road passing through its premises, while hearing a petition challenging the move to convert the internal layout road into a public road without acquisition proceedings. Meanwhile, it directed the residents not to obstruct emergency vehicles by unauthorised parking.

A vacation bench of Justices Shyam C Chandak and Shreeram V Shirsat on Wednesday granted interim relief to Ekta Meadows A, B, C, D, E, F & G Cooperative Housing Society Ltd, which challenged the government's move to convert a 12-metre-wide internal layout road into a public road.

The court directe...