India, Sept. 22 -- One month after the Bombay High Court ordered demolition of dangerously dilapidated buildings in two housing societies, the Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) has begun razing Pushpanjali and Deepanjali Cooperative Housing Societies (CHS) in Vasai (West) near Mumbai to pave the way for redevelopment.

In its August 2025 order, the Bombay High Court (HC) directed members opposing redevelopment to vacate their flats and said that once a structure is certified unsafe, residents cannot prevent demolition by the civic body.

The court further ruled that minority objections cannot override redevelopment decisions taken by an overwhelming majority.

The two societies, located at Diwan and Sons Housing Enclave on Ambadi R...