India, Oct. 24 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the occupants of Vijay Industrial Estate in Goregaon East to vacate the premises within three weeks, saying the dilapidated condition of the 53-year-old building poses "an eminent threat to the life and limb of the occupier and members".

"The building in question is in a precarious, unsafe condition and needs to be repaired at the earliest for the simple reason that it is unsafe for human habitation," a division bench of Chief Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Advait Sethna said, dismissing a petition filed by seven residents of the building, challenging the notice issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) directing demolition of the structure.

The judge...