The legal roadblocks standing in the way of Shah Rukh Khan’s home expansion are officially gone. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of India dismissed a petition challenging the environmental and coastal approvals granted for the ongoing renovations at Mannat, the actor’s iconic Bandra seaside bungalow.
Chief Justice Surya Kant led the three-judge bench that threw out the case. During the hearing, the court made it explicitly clear that a homeowner’s celebrity status has zero bearing on their right to legally renovate a private residence. The planned construction is significant. Gauri Khan and SRK are adding a seventh and eighth floor to the existing six-story annex building on the property.
The controversy started when Mumbai-based social activist Santosh Daundkar—a figure previously known for exposing the Adarsh housing society scam—filed a legal challenge against the project. Represented by Senior Advocate Shoeb Alam, the petitioner argued that projects exceeding Rs 5 crores require mandatory clearance from the Ministry of Environment. Daundkar initially contested a January 2025 Coastal Regulation Zone clearance, claiming the approvals bypassed strict environmental norms.
But the courts didn’t buy it. The National Green Tribunal had already dismissed Daundkar’s initial plea last September. When the petitioner’s legal team asked the Supreme Court to send the case back down to the tribunal, the bench flatly declined. The judges actually questioned the underlying intent of intervening in a private residential matter, according to legal arguments summarized by the Indian Express.
The court noted that the expansion is entirely legal under the CRZ-II rules. The construction involves vertical additions on the landward side of an existing road, rather than any horizontal expansion into restricted coastal zones.
The Verdict: If you were wondering whether the scaffolding around Mannat was coming down anytime soon, expect the construction crews to stay put. The Supreme Court’s definitive dismissal clears the final legal hurdle for the Khan family. The annex building is officially getting its top two floors.