Adarsh case: SC asks Centre to take possession

The 31-storey scam-tainted Adarsh apartments, built at Colaba in posh South Mumbai locality for Kargil war heros 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.

On being persisted by the Adarsh Housing Society that the Bombay High Court decision ordering demolition be stayed, a bench comprising Justices J Chelemeswar and A M Sapre said that 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 allottees.