The Supreme Court on February 27 this year had ordered the Mumbai corporation to raze the buildings, where 140 families live, because of unauthorised floors.
Chandru Khemani had filed a complaint before the magistrate's court against the builder and developer and sought that a case of cheating and forgery be registered against them.
Khemani moved the court after the Worli police did not register a case upon his complaint.
The buildings, which were meant to be five-storey structures, were constructed in the 1980s, however, the developer allegedly flouted FSI rules and added several more floors.
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