India, Jan. 29 -- In a few years, the Bombay high court will have a swanky new complex spread over a 30-acre land parcel in the Bandra Government Colony. But it could be at the cost of the health of people residing in the colony, whose lives have become a living hell ever since the demolition of old buildings began in August.

Residents have been bearing the brunt of dust pollution caused by the demolitions,claiming the authorities are flouting all guidelines established by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to mitigate air pollution. The dust gets blown around from the heaps of debris dumped on open land, with minimal cover-if any-in the form of a green cloth that's barely a few feet high.

HT visited the area on Tuesday to fin...