Demolition process of the Campa Cola got off to a stuttering start yesterday for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), with officials having to return within two hours as residents refused to let them enter their society. However, the BMC, unlike last time, didn’t force their way in. This was a premeditated strategy on their part. Officials are planning to file a contempt of court case against residents for obstructing legal orders. As part of their legal strategy, civic officials avoided using physical methods to enter the society, as they want their legal case to be strong. Civic officials filmed the entire process during which residents blocked the gates. Authorities also recorded the verbal communication and arguments being offered by homeowners.
A senior BMC officer said, “This was done to hold residents responsible. We shot a video of them blocking our way. We will present all communications recorded and present them in court as part of our case. We want to make sure we are on the safer side, as our case will be presented on how the residents grossly violated the Supreme Court’s orders even after submitting an undertaking to vacate the residents.” Civic authorities said residents had refused to vacate their houses even 20 days after the last day stipulated for doing so. The fact that the BMC tried to enter from all the three gates – all were locked – and also left and went back to the society in order to giver residents more time for peaceful evacuation will also be presented in the case papers.
Source: News in Hindi
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