The officials of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will resume the eviction of illegal flats built on the Campa Cola Compound in South Mumbai's posh Worli area today even as hundreds of residents remain adamant and refuse to vacate their homes.
With the pressure increasing on the state administration, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has sought legal help from the Attorney General, whether an ordinance - or an executive order - can save the homes.
"The state government was seeking the view of legal experts to provide possible relief to residents of Campa Cola housing society in Mumbai who are facing eviction and demolition of illegal floors," Chavan told media here yesterday.
Residents of the Campa Cola Society on Tuesday locked the gates of the compound to prevent BMC officials from beginning the process of demolishing over 90 illegal flats.
The residents have refused to move out of the compound even as the deadline given by the Supreme Court to vacate the flats has ended.
On October 1, the apex court had ordered the residents to vacate their houses by November 11.
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The BMC had issued eviction notices to residents of illegal floors under Section 488 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act last week, and warned them not to obstruct civic staff during the demolition drive.
Seven high-rises were constructed at the Campa Cola Compound between 1981 and 1989. The builders had permission for only six floors, but constructed several more.
The BMC decided to bring down 35 illegal floors in the seven high-rises in the compound after the Supreme Court refused to regularise them.