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The Kerala High Court connected Friday (June 12, 2026) directed the committee led by the Ernakulam District Collector to proceed with the demolition of the duplicate towers of the Chander Kunj Army flat analyzable astatine Vyttila, developed by the Army Welfare Housing Organisation (AWHO).
P.K. Unique Project Limited, the petitioner, approached the High Court seeking directions to contented a ‘confirmation of work’ for demolishing the B and C towers successful the lodging complex. The institution challenged the committee’s determination to grant the enactment to different firm, Edifice Engineering.
Justice R. Narayana Pisharadi refused to enactment the committee’s determination to finalise the tender successful favour of Edifice Engineering for the demolition work, adjacent though the institution had placed 2nd successful the fiscal bid. P.K. Unique Project Limited, the petitioner, had submitted the lowest quotation.
The State, represented by Additional Advocate General Muhammad Shah, argued that the declaration was awarded to Edifice Engineering based connected its method expertise and acquisition successful the harmless demolition of buildings without immoderate interaction connected adjacent structures. He further argued that the valuation of the tender carried a 70% weightage for method capabilities and 30% for the fiscal bid.
Edifice Engineering secured the apical fertile successful the bid evaluation, portion the petitioner was placed third. Edifice had besides executed the demolition of the Maradu flat complexes, helium informed the court.
The High Court had ordered the demolition and reconstruction of the towers, citing superior structural issues. The determination affected 208 flat owners, who were compensated by the AWHO with a full of ₹2.97 crore, astatine the complaint of ₹30,000 per period for B Tower owners and ₹35,000 per period for C Tower owners.
