page_title: Maradu apartments demolition order
section_title: Background and timeline
hierarchical_section_title: Maradu apartments demolition order / Background and timeline
caption_attribution_description: English: HOLY FAITH EXPLOSION SEQUENCE AT MARADU, ERNAKULAM, KERALA, INDIA
context_page_description: On 8 May 2019, the Supreme Court of India ordered five apartments in Maradu municipality in Kerala to be demolished within one month, for violation of Coastal Regulation Zone rules, however, only four of these apartments had been constructed. The four apartments already completed and occupied by the people were Jains Coral Cove, H2O Holy Faith and Alfa Serene and Golden Kayaloram. The fifth builder, Holiday Heritage, had scrapped the project.
  The order was passed by a bench consisting of justices Arun Mishra and Navin Sinha.
  The H2O Holy Faith and Alpha Serene buildings were demolished on 11th January 2020 and the Jains Coral Cove and Golden Kayaloram were demolished on 12th January 2020 through implosion.
context_section_description: 1986 The Environment Protection Act of 1986 was enacted in the wake of the Bhopal Tragedy. It came into force on 19 November 1986. The purpose of the Act is to implement the decisions of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment. They relate to the protection and improvement of the human environment and the prevention of hazards to human beings, other living creatures, plants and property. The Act is an "umbrella" legislation designed to provide a framework for central government coordination of the activities of various central and state authorities established under previous laws, such as the Water Act and the Air Act.
  1991 In February 1991, a notification was issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) under the Environment Protection Act, 1986. This was for the regulation of activities in the coastal area. As per the notification, four categories of Coastal Regulation Zones (CRZ) were defined. CRZ I, CRZ II, CRZ III and CRZ IV.
  1995 No Objection Certificate (NOC) was issued to Golden Kayaloram by the Secretary of Maradu Grama Panchayat.
  1996 In 1996, the Coastal Zone Management Plan was introduced.
  2005 The Local Self Government Department (LSGD) conducted a vigilance probe. During this probe, files were confiscated from the office of the Maradu Panchayat secretary.
  2005-2006 The permission to construct the buildings was granted by the Maradu Panchayat.
  2007 The Kerala Government sent a letter to the Maradu panchayat along with a list of all the cases in which violations/anomalies in the issue of building permits were detected during the inspection of the Senior Town Planner (Vigilance). The panchayat was asked to revoke all the listed building permits as per Rule 16 of the Kerala Municipality Building Rules 1999 (KMBR). On receiving the letter, the panchayat issued show-cause notice to the builders in all the cases. Even though the violations varied from CRZ violation, FAR more than 1.25, violations of open space, copy of final plan not available in the file, access width not shown etc., the allegation was the same and the notice was identical. (Even though there was no CRZ violation in the case of Golden Kayaloram, for example, the same notice was issued.) Alpha Ventures filed a writ petition seeking to quash the notice and to answer their reply seeking details on the basis of which the notice was issued. The High Court of Kerala admitted the writ petition and issued an interim order staying all further proceedings with respect to the notice issued to the builders. But the High Court, in the interim order allowed the Maradu panchayat to issue stop memo in accordance with the law. The Maradu panchayat did not issue any stop memo. Hence, Alpha Ventures continued the construction of the building.  In June 2007, as per the instruction of the Kerala government, the Maradu panchayat gave a show-cause notice to the concerned builders. Jain Housing, Holy Faith Builders, and KP Varkey also continued the construction activities. Holiday Heritage discontinued their housing project. In 2007 itself, in an affidavit, a panchayat member stated that Maradu is CRZ II.
  2010 Maradu panchayat became a municipaity in November 2010. The municipality approached the Division Bench of the High Court with an appeal, which was dismissed. In 2016, the division bench of the Kerala High Court ruled that Maradu municipality was solely responsible for the situation.
  2011 CZMP prepared in accordance with the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification of 2011 marked Maradu in the CRZ-II category.
  2012 A single bench of the High Court of Kerala, set aside the show cause notice issued to Alpha Ventures by the Maradu panchayat.
  2015 The division bench of the high court of Kerala gave its verdict on the matter. The show cause notice which was issued in 2007 by the panchayat was pointed out to be untenable and written in such a manner that it did not satisfy the rules. The Maradu municipality was blamed for the situation and the entire blame was placed on them. The Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority (KCZMA) became a party to th
caption: Holy Faith H2O Explosion sequence
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