India, Aug. 29 -- After months of resistance, dejected residents of the top 18 floors of the 34-storey Willingdon View CHS in Tardeo finally vacated their flats on Thursday, a day after the Bombay High Court's stipulated deadline of August 27.

A total of 29 families moved out, either relocating to lodges or returning to their hometowns. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to conduct inspections to verify whether the flats have indeed been vacated and locked, as claimed by the residents.

This development follows an August 3 high court order, mandating residents of floors 17-34 to vacate their homes as they do not have an occupancy certificate (OC), while the entire building also lacks a no-objection certificate (NOC)...