SC extends stay on order to vacate Chintels towers

The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended its interim protection against evacuation to residents of three towers in Gurugram's Chintels Paradiso society, which have been declared structurally unsafe, and directed the developer to submit a plan addressing their concerns over safety and rehabilitation.

- Abraham Thomas

NEW DELHI:

A bench led by Justice Abhay S Oka, also comprising Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, was hearing petitions by 24 residents from Towers A, C and J—structures found unfit for habitation in an audit by the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI).

The bench told Chintels that the issue needs to be resolved if the premises have been declared to be dangerous. "If the premises are declared dangerous, then the issues raised by the residents must be resolved," the court said.

Senior advocate ANS Nadkarni, appearing for developer Chintels India Ltd, told the court that in a previous matter concerning six other towers in the same project, the builder was appreciated by the top court for its handling of rehabilitation.