Maradu flats compensation: Owners asked to submit documentsThe flat owners have been asked to submit the proforma 3, along with the documents, for determining the balance amount, besides the compens...
ABC of CRZ: Lessons for homebuyers from the Maradu flats demolitionThe recent demolition of illegal apartment buildings in Kerala shows the risks homebuyers are taking in India. In addition to coastal regul...
Demolition of Maradu flats in Kochi turns spotlight on controlled explosionThe Kochi demolitions have brought to the fore controlled implosion, a method that has been used to raze buildings in the West for decades ...
Maradu flats demolition: Restoring the faith of homebuyersIt could have been avoided if there was a detailed coastal zone map, which clearly identified such areas in municipal areas and panchayats ...
Super-rich eye far shores: Kochi’s pain is Armenia’s gainThe demolition of Maradu flats and DLF imbroglio has forced ultrahigh-net-worth individuals (ultra-HNIs) from Kerala, fed up with the uncer...
Illegal apartment complex in Kerala brought down; SC order implementedThe 60-meter high 19-storey building, known as "Holy Faith H20, was levelled in seconds in a spectacular implosion. Thousands of people wat...
Now, SC orders 7-star resort razed in KeralaA Supreme Court bench of Justices R F Nariman, Aniruddha Bose and V Ramasubramanian, on Friday paved the way for razing of the 7-star Kapic...
Kochi: Owner worried about implosion effect on 100-yr-old homeIt has withstood the challenges posed by rain and sun for over a century. But we have no idea how the Holyfaith H20 flat demolition process...
Supreme Court to hear in open court review pleas of Maradu flat owners for relief from buildersThe Kerala government informed the top court that one-member committee headed by Justice (retd) Balakrishnan Nair had received 274 claim pe...
Maradu flats: SC asks Kerala govt to pay Rs 25 lakh interim compensation to all flat ownersThe top court said the attached bank account of the builders will be detached for depositing Rs 20 crore with the committee. The bench also...
Maradu flats: SC refuses plea of flat owners seeking stay on demolitionThe Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea of flat owners seeking a stay on demolition of four apartment complexes in Kochi's Maradu whi...
Maradu flats: Complete demolition in 138 days; pay Rs 25L compensation to owners, directs SCThe apex court also directed payment of R 25 lakh as interim compensation by the state government to each flat owner within four weeks.
Maradu flats: Supreme Court pulls up Kerala government for not complying with ordersA bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said it will pass a detailed order on Friday on the issue.
Builders cannot escape liability, say legal expertsA builder is the promoter. A promoter is responsible for the construction and it is to him that the person purchasing the flat makes the pa...
Residents of four apartment buildings in Maradu demand fair hearing as SC's demolition deadline nearsThe flats, Supreme Court ruled, had come up in violation of Coastal Regulation Zone norms.
- Another son-in-law of ex-CJI in land tangle
The scam taint on former chief justice of India K G Balakrishnan's family grew on Tuesday when the name of his second son-in-law, M J Benny...
- Sobha Developers to sign MoU with Kerala govt
Real estate firm Sobha Developers (SDL) would sign a MoU with Kerala government on August 20 to set up a Rs 5,000-crore hi-tech city at Mar...