MUMBAI: The Inquiry committee has sought clarification from three departments of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC ) regarding the no-objection-certificate ( NOC ) issued to run the two restaurants - ‘1Above’ and ‘Mojo's Bistro’ - in Kamala Mills compound in Lower Parel area.The committee is headed by retired chief justice AV Savant and two other members - Vasant Thakur, an architect on one of the high court panels, and K Nalinakshan, a former chief secretary.The inquiry committee was formed by the state government, consisting a retired chief justice and two other members to look into the fire caused at the Kamla Mills premises.The fire had claimed 14 lives and left several injured.BMC's fire, health and building proposal departments will have to provide explanation along with supporting documents if any to the inquiry committee by July second week. The committee has also called owners of the two restaurants for clarification.The committee found that the BMC's fire department had given NOC for operating 1Above even prior to the approval being granted by the building proposal department for the use of the premises as a restaurant.Similarly, the health department had also given its NOC prior to the permission granted by the building proposal department.The committee also found that the building proposal department had hurriedly given permissions for additions and alteration in the building premises of 1Above, under ease of doing business.The committee will submit its first report on or before August 31 to the Bombay High Court

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