India, Aug. 27 -- A cloud of melancholy descended on the Shivhare residence on the 24th floor of Willingdon View CHS, in Tardeo, as also others residing between the 17th and 34th floors, on Tuesday, after the Bombay High Court (HC) rejected their interim plea seeking an extension of the August 27 deadline to vacate their homes, reiterating the court's August 7 directive. The top 18 floors of the building were built without an occupation certificate or an NOC from the fire department in 2010.

The perplexed Shivhares are in the midst of preparations for the annual three-day Ganpati celebration at their home. "With the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) ordering eviction, we do not know whether to halt the decorations and welcome our ...