SC to hear Chintels Paradiso residents’ plea on November 21
GURUGRAM: The Supreme Court will hear on November 21 a plea of residents of a Chintels
Paradiso Society building, part of which collapsed killing two women in February, challenging
the administration’s valuation report of their flats, according to the petitioners.
The society’s resident welfare association (RWA) on Monday said in the interim appeal, the
residents have also sought a stay on the Gurugram deputy commissioner’s (DC) order to the
builder to negotiate with Tower-D homeowners issues such as compensation, or reconstruction
or rebuilding flats for them, within 60 days.
“Lawyer Prashant Bhushan, appearing on behalf of the residents, filed the petition in this regard
before the Supreme Court on Monday, and appealed for an immediate hearing. The hearing is
fixed for November 21,” the association’s president Rakesh Hooda said.
The residents have also challenged the report of a special investigation team (SIT) constituted
by the administration to probe the February incident.
Sandeep Kumar, one of the residents, said as there are “gross gaps and irregularities in the SIT
report and valuation report shared by the DC office, we seek a stay order on the 60-day window
for negotiation of Tower-D residents till either compensation or reconstruction option is
finalised”.
The residents in their plea also demanded reconstruction or rebuilding safe homes for them in
the shortest possible time and alternative accommodation with rental compensation till their
homes are handed back to them or compensation with an amount based on market value to buy
a new home of similar size, specification and location.
On Monday, which was the third day of residents’ protest on the issues, Hooda said their
demonstration will continue till they get justice.
The magisterial inquiry into the Chintels Paradiso tower collapse found both the developer and
the flat repairing contractor responsible for the incident.
Two women were killed after the dining room floor of a sixth-floor apartment of Tower-D in
Sector 109 came down on February 10, triggering the collapse of roofs and floors directly under
it, till the first floor. The 18-floor tower has 50 flats.
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