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More than 4 months aft a Division Bench of the Kerala High Court delivered its verdict admitting writ appeals filed by flat owners against the court’s archetypal judgement of February 3, 2025, determination has been nary advancement successful the demolition and reconstruction of Chander Kunj Army Towers astatine Vyttila adjacent arsenic the primitively agreed timelines present prevarication successful tatters.
On September 10, 2025, the High Court passed its verdict connected writ appeals filed by flat owners, accepting astir of their demands. However, the territory committee led by the District Collector, constituted to oversee the execution of the tribunal order, has not convened for astir 3 months arsenic the territory medication was afloat occupied with the behaviour of section assemblage polls. With the Assembly predetermination apt to beryllium notified adjacent month, the substance is expected to stay connected the backmost burner for an extended period.
Adding to the delay, an flat owner, Ciby George, has filed a contempt of tribunal petition against the District Collector implicit the nonaccomplishment of the Army Welfare Housing Organisation (AWHO) to wage him beforehand rent and relocation charges. He has refused to vacate his apartment, portion the remaining 207 owners person already moved out, delaying the handover of the towers for demolition.
The AWHO has further dragged the substance by filing a peculiar permission petition successful the Supreme Court against the High Court verdict, though the apex tribunal has directed it to coordinate with the territory committee.
“All timelines acceptable for demolition, reconstruction and handover of apartments present basal violated. There is nary nonrecreational organisational operation oregon a wide transportation plan. Even the Request for Quotation for selecting the task absorption advisor and demolition contractor has yet to beryllium published. Neither is determination a task bureau nor a full-time task manager connected the client’s broadside to guarantee seamless progress,” said sources with the Chander Kunj Army Towers Apartment Owners Association (CATAOA).
Deputy Collector K. Manoj, a subordinate of the territory committee, admitted to delays and disruption of timelines, attributing them to the contempt petition filed by Mr. George against the Collector. The tribunal has asked the Collector to nutrient documents showing whether the pending rent and relocation charges person been paid earlier posting the lawsuit for its adjacent proceeding connected January 30.
The prolonged hold is prompting much flat owners to opt for a buyback enactment astatine astir the aforesaid terms they primitively paid, depriving them of immoderate instrumentality connected their investment. During a caller gathering with the Collector, CATAOA representatives suggested forming a smaller moving committee that could conscionable play to reappraisal progress, since convening the 20-member territory committee regularly is not feasible. The relation besides emphasised the urgent request to name a task manager with important nonrecreational acquisition successful handling high-value projects worthy astir ₹300 crore, the estimated outgo of demolishing and reconstructing the towers.
