But Salim might not know that the government's hand are tied in this issue. The Supreme Court on July 5, 2013 had taken serious note of official bungalows in New Delhi and state capitals under unauthorized occupation and ordered eviction of the illegal occupants.
A bench of Justices P Sathasivam and Ranjan Gogoi had taken objection to official residences getting converted into memorials for departed political leaders. It had ordered - "Henceforth, no memorials should be allowed in future in any government houses earmarked for residential accommodation."
