The Supreme Court has directed residents who have not yet vacated the unsafe structures at Gurugram Chintels Paradiso apartments, where a roof collapsed in February 2022, to leave before January 1, 2027, paving the way for their reconstruction. Around 90 residents had refused to vacate, stalling the redevelopment of the entire project of nine residential towers and 532 flats.
The eviction of residents from them was inevitable as a Central Building Research Institute audit found all structures of the housing project in Gurugram’s Sector 109 unfit for habitation. Towers D, E, F, G and H in Phase I have been demolished. Some flats remained occupied in towers A, B, C and J in Phase II.
The September 3 order came after a settlement was reached and the residents accepted the terms. On February 10, 2022, a portion of the building in Tower D collapsed, killing two occupants, raising safety concerns. “No extension of time for vacating the flats will be entertained in future so that the redevelopment process begins as soon as possible.
Residents approached the Supreme Court in an earlier proceeding, seeking a structural audit and rehabilitation as they had invested their entire life savings in this project.
