‘Why did the twin tower fall’ – A review of the Condominium management laws in the Country
On 28 th August 2022, the Noida twin tower named Apex and Ceyna were reduced into absolute nothing except for about 55000 tons of debris, following its demolition. Apex and Ceyna housed 900 apartment units, with a construction cost, estimated at 90 crores and market price of 700 crores, approximately. The demolition followed a judgement of the Apex Court. The Supreme Court [i] has cited three major reasons for arriving at its conclusions for demolition of the twin tower, namely (1) Violation of the distance requirements under the building regulations, (2) Consent of the Resident Welfare Association (RWA) not obtained before the construction, and (3) Collusion and illegal Construction. This Article focuses only on the second reason, ‘Failure to obtain Consent of RWA’. The Apex Court found the consent of the individual flat owners of the original fifteen towers, individually or through the Resident Welfare Association (RWA), was a necessary requirement under the UP Apar