India, July 3 -- The Bombay high court on Monday asked the flat owners of the top 18 floors of a 34-storey residential building in Tardeo to clarify by July 3 if they wish to continue "illegally occupying" their homes, which do not have an occupancy certificate (OC).

A division bench of justices GS Kulkarni and Arif Doctor noted that the Willingdon View high-rise only had a partial occupancy certificate (OC) for the ground-plus-16 floors, apart from several other lapses related to fire safety regulations and unauthorised changes to approved building plans.

"We are of the clear opinion that those flat purchasers who are occupying flats from 17 to 34 floors, which have no occupancy certificate, are illegally occupying these flats," said t...