In a victory for the ageing tenants of a building in Santacruz, the Bombay High Court has accepted their plea for the redevelopment of their crumbling, 55-year-old building that was being held up over a dispute between the landlords.

The tenants of Kulsum Mahal located at Kolekalyan, Kalina, had been requesting redevelopment of the ground plus two storey structure for the past four years. However, in a major setback, one of the legal heir landlords got into a bitter tussle with the co-owners, seeking a higher share on the basis of a disputed will, which the high court has been hearing since 2017.