India, May 1 -- The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) to decide within one month the fate of 22 tenants who are allegedly refusing to vacate their homes at Majaswadi in Jogeshwari.

A bench of Justices M.S. Karnik and S.M. Modak was hearing a petition filed by over 300 families whose redevelopment has been stalled since 2008. The petitioners, who support the redevelopment, have urged that the plot be cleared to allow the project to proceed.

Over 300 families, under the banner of Majaswadi Sarvoday Nagar CHS, had initially approached MHADA seeking action against 22 families who had not been cooperating. After hearing both sides, MHADA reserved its order, prompting the families to...