Residents of the controversial Campa Cola housing unit refused to move out of their compound, locking the gates after the civic and police officials arrived for demolition of the society as the deadline by the Supreme Court to evacuate their flats came to an end.

The residents parked their vehicles in front of the main gate blocking access, not allowing the civic officials to enter the compound.

The civic body has brought demolition vehicles, and was ready to cut off the power and water supply from the unit. A Mahanagar Gas ltd van was also seen to disconnect the CNG supply.

The Supreme Court of India set November 11 as the deadline to evacuate the flats. Families residing in the premises had pinned their hopes on the state Government, that it would step in and save their home passing an order that would legalize their flats.

The state govt has shown no sign of conceding and accepting the demands of the residents. It does not want to stand against the advocate general.

The civic body had slapped exile notices to the residents of the illegal floors under section 488 last week warning them not to obstruct the municipal body at the time of demolition.

The residents of the Campa Cola have had a long legal tussle with the civic body  since 2005 when they first went to court for water connection and other basic amenities. The lower court ordered the then municipal commissioner to take time-bound action in the case against the builder.

The top civic official, instead of taking an action against the developer, slapped demolition notices to about 100 flats above the fifth floor. The builders had approval to construct the towers not more than five floors, but they disobeyed the guidelines.