India, June 21 -- For the 60-odd families still living inside the crumbling Daginawala Mansion opposite Mahim railway station, Mhada's proposal to revoke the redevelopment No Objection Certificate (NOC) has brought mixed emotions. While residents agree that the developer has failed to honour its commitments for nearly eight years, many fear that cancelling the NOC would send them back to square one in what has already become a seemingly endless redevelopment battle.

The over 90-year-old building was granted a redevelopment NOC by Mhada in 2017 after Reshma Construction was appointed to redevelop the property, which originally housed 96 tenants. Residents allege that despite securing the project, the developer neither commenced work nor m...