No relief for Campa Cola residents, SC refuses to stay demolition

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the plea of Campa Cola residents association against the eviction and demolition of 102 illegal flats. [caption id=“attachment_1554423” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Supreme Court of India. Reuters[/caption] The plea was heard by Justice J S Khehar and C Nagappan, who had agreed to hear the matter on 3 June. “It is a big human problem which will lead to eviction of 40 families living there,” he had said. Earlier, the association, in its plea, had sought a direction to Maharashtra government and Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai that they be asked not to demolish the illegal flats in the buildings till the apex court decides the petition. “Allow the present writ petition filed by the petitioner Association before this Hon’ble Court and issue writ of Mandamus or Certiorari or any other appropriate writ or directions, directing the respondents not to demolish the building or take any other coercive steps till the outcome of the present writ petition,” the plea had said. The court, on 19 November, last year, had asked the flats owners at the society to vacate their houses by 31 May as no specific proposal could be worked out to provide them space in the compound for construction of new building. With inputs from PTI