New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the Municipal Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for failing to comply with its directions on removal of encroachments from land reserved for a BEST bus stand in Mumbai. Calling it a "wilful breach and disobedience of the time-bound directions", the apex court issued a contempt notice against the civic body's commissioner and also imposed a penalty of Rs.5 lakh on the municipal body, according to a report by LiveLaw.

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana issued a notice asking the commissioner to explain why action should not be taken against him.

The bench also dismissed the commissioner's r...