India, March 12 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to grant an urgent hearing to a petitioner seeking clarity on the legal status of the first 16 floors of the 34-storey Willingdon View Cooperative Housing Society in Tardeo. The court had earlier said the matter would be dealt with separately, after ordering the residents of floors 17-34 to vacate their flats due to the absence of a fire safety clearance and an occupation certificate (OC).

A division bench of justices MS Karnik and SM Modak said there was no urgency to hear the matter at this time and directed the petitioner to file an additional affidavit within a week.

The petitioner, Sunil Jhaveri, had moved the court in 2024, highlighting the illegality of the building, whi...