Demolition of the illegally raised twin 40-storied towers of real estate developer Supertech in Noida will begin in two weeks, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Noida Authority to convene a meeting of the agencies concerned within 72 hours and finalise the schedule for demolition at the Emerald Court. A bench comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud and Surya Kant said, "The CEO Noida shall take all necessary steps for observing directions of this court, work of demolition shall commence no later than two weeks from this order".
On January 17, the top court had approved the proposition for the demolition agency finalised by the Noida Authority. Supertech was asked to sign a contract with the agency, "Edifice", within a week.The Supreme Court has also asked Supertech to refund the money with interest to all home-buyers who have booked flats in the twin tower project by February 28. The realty firm was accused of building two 40-storey towers illegally at the Emerald Court housing project. The expansion involved more than 900 new flats and 21 shops.It had directed that 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.
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