Chennai Corporation reseals building after owner fails to adhere to HC deadline to rectify violations

Chennai:

Chennai Corporation on Saturday re-sealed a building in N S C Bose
Road here after it failed to rectify the violation by bringing down
third and fourth floors of the building as ordered by Madras High
Court.

Chennai Corporation officials, who sealed the building, told Express
that the owner Sharath Babu failed to adhere to Madras High Court
order to demolish the unauthorized third and fourth floors of the
building within two weeks from the date of desealing the premises.

It is learnt the owner was issued lock and seal notice for
constructing third and fourth floor illegally on January 3, 2011. The
building was sealed on December 12, 2012 following which he approached
Madras High court.

The Madras High Court ordered Chennai Corporation to deseal the
building besides permitting the petitioner to apply for regularization
of the second floor and demolition of third and fourth floor.

Following this an undertaking to the High Court was given by the owner
on April this year and Chennai Corporation de-sealed the building on
May 8, 2014. However, the owner only demolished the fourth floor and
was trying to get the building regularized through CMDA.

After giving the owner ample time, Chennai Corporation on Saturday
re-sealed the building