After spending months living in fear of their building collapsing, the residents of Adamji Peerbhoy Chawl in Bhendi Bazaar finally got relief from the Bombay High Court and the tenants were able to move out last week. In the order issued in October, the court directed MHADA to evacuate the 'unsafe' building and demolish it after which it will be merged with the Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust's (SBUT) cluster redevelopment project.

Tired of arguing with their landlord about the re-development of the building, the tenants decided to approach the Bombay High Court for relief. Abizer Attarwala, one of the residents, said that their building has been in a terrible condition for a while and portions of the ceiling had been collapsing.