Noida Supertech twin towers to be demolished on August 28, week’s buffer given in case of any technical issue
The Supreme Court on Friday fixed August 28 for the demolition of Supertech‘s twin 40-storey towers in its Emerald project in Noida and also relaxed the time frame till September 4 in case of delays arising from technical or weather conditions. The apex court had earlier fixed August 21 as the date of demolition of the buildings, which have been held illegal for a violation of norms.
There 915 residential flats and many shops are in the controversial twin tower promoted by Supertech Group. The Supertech towers were promoted by controversial builder R K Arora, whose illegalities in construction and non-delivery of flats to buyers were facing legal hurdles for the past 10 years.[1]
A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and A S Bopanna granted a “bandwidth” of one week from August 29 to September 4 to the agencies engaged in the demolishing exercise of the twin towers on grounds that there may be some marginal delay in razing the huge buildings due to technical and weather conditions.
“Noida has stated that in view of the fact that certain work prior to demolition has to be completed by August 25, 2022, and as recommended by CSIR-CBRI, the date of demolition may be confirmed as August 28, 2022, with a “bandwidth of seven days” between August 29, 2022, to September 4, 2022, in order to take into account any marginal delay on account of technical reasons or weather conditions. The request made by Noida is acceded to”, the bench said, while taking on record the status report of NOIDA.
The apex court said that all parties including Noida, Supertech Ltd, CSIR-CBRI, and Edifice Engineering shall strictly abide by the directions which have been issued earlier and those which have been issued in the present order. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) had declared it bankrupt on a plea filed by the Union Bank of India for non-payment of around Rs.432 crore worth of dues.
On August 31 last year, the top court ordered the demolition of the towers under construction within three months for violation of building norms in “collusion” with NOIDA officials, holding that illegal construction has to be dealt with strictly to ensure compliance with the rule of law.
The top court had directed that the entire amount of home buyers be refunded with 12 percent interest from the time of the booking and the RWA of Emerald Court project be paid Rs.2 crore for the harassment caused due to the construction of the twin towers, which would have blocked sunlight and fresh air to the existing residents of the housing project adjoining the national capital.[1]
Reference:
[1] Supreme Court directs demolition of Supertech Emerald’s twin 40-storey towers in Noida within 3 months and refund to home buyers – Aug 31, 2021, PGurus.com
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