The 31-storey scam-tainted Adarsh apartments, built at Colaba in posh South Mumbai, for Kargil war heroes and war widows, will not be demolished for the time being with the Supreme Court on Friday asking the Centre to secure it after taking its possession from the housing society by August five.
When the Adarsh Housing Society insisted that the Bombay High Court decision ordering demolition be stayed, a Bench comprising Justices J. Chelemeswar and A.M. Sapre said the word “secure” meant that there will be no razing.
“We will secure the building and the land and there will be no demolition,” Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar, appearing for the Centre, assured the Bench which also issued notices on a batch of pleas, filed against the High Court order, by the housing society and some allottees. — PTI
