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33. In the matter of M.C. Mehta v. Union of India12, the Supreme Court in respect of ceiling of buildings being used in contravention of building and land use laws, observed that the definition of the expression "building" shows that it is very wide and encompasses any structure only excluding portable shelters.

34. In a very recent decision in the matter of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation v. GTL Infrastructure Limited and others 13, the Supreme Court has considered the issue whether mobile tower can come within the fold of "land and building" appearing in Schedule 12 AIR 2005 SC 1325 13 (2017) 3 SCC 545 VII List II Entry 49 of the Constitution of India and observed in no uncertain terms that mobile towers fall within the ambit of phrase "land and building". Paragraphs 29, 30 and 32 of the report state as follows: -