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'''Campa Cola Compound''' is an apartment complex in the southern part of [[Worli]] in [[South Mumbai]], [[India]]. The Campa Cola Compound was constructed on land leased to Pure Drinks Ltd in 1955, which was permitted by B.M.C in 1980 to develop it for residential purposes. Pure Drinks along with unscrupulous builders, Yusuf Patel, B.K. Gupta and P.S.B Construction Co erected seven buildings, two of which were high-rise buildings of 17 and 20 stories. During the construction period, the authorities issued notices to the builders to stop work. The builders were fined and they paid the penalty and resumed work. After the construction was completed nobody prevented the buyers from occupying their apartments or the buildings from forming co-operative housing societies.
Unaware of these violations, the residents bought the apartments believing that they would get the occupation certificates in due course, as was the norm 25 years ago. Since 2005 the residents have been in litigation with B.M.C. trying to defend their homes and save their families from being thrown on the streets. The society rose to national attention because of a court judgment that deemed construction beyond five floors illegal and called for razing it down.<ref name=ET>{{cite news|last=Agencies|title=Campa Cola housing society: SC stays demolition till May 31, 2014|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/campa-cola-housing-society-sc-stays-demolition-till-may-31-2014/articleshow/25686172.cms|accessdate=13 November 2013|newspaper=Economic Times|date=13 November 2013}}</ref>The society is occupied by around 230 families who have been residing there for over 25 years.<ref name=HT>{{cite news|last=Vasudevan|first=Vaishnavi|title=SC stays razing of Mumbai's Campa Cola building till May|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/SC-stays-razing-of-Mumbai-s-Campa-Cola-building-till-May/Article1-1150567.aspx|accessdate=13 November 2013|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=13 November 2013}}</ref> It has seven buildings namely Midtown Apartments, Orchid Tower, Patel Apartments 7A & 7B, Esha Ekta Apartments, BY Apartments & Shubh Apartments.<ref name=ndtv>{{cite news|last=Ghosh|first=Shamik|title=Campa Cola society demolition put on hold as Supreme Court steps in at eleventh hour|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/cheat-sheet/campa-cola-society-demolition-put-on-hold-as-supreme-court-steps-in-at-eleventh-hour-445297?curl=1384326718|accessdate=13 November 2013|newspaper=NDTV|date=13 November 2013}}</ref>
Over the last two years the Campa Cola Compound has received continual extensive support from the public, political parties, as well as certain celebrities. The residents have also submitted proposals to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation with solutions to the problems that are within the law, but have not yet got any relief from the concerned authorities. The residents currently have a stay till May 31, 2014.
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