Supreme Court today passed an order to demolish the two 40-floor towers built by real estate company Supertech in one of its housing projects in Noida.

The court verdict said that the construction of the twin towers containing around 1,000 flats was done in violation of the rules and must be razed within a period of two months by Supertech at its own cost.

"There is the collusion of Noida authority and the real estate company, Supertech, while allowed construction of two additional towers in one of its Noida projects," said the court.

A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah directed that the demolition should be completed within three months and the builder bear the expenses. The court also ordered the firm to reimburse owners of flats in the building the amount they had paid.

The court held that the sanction given by New Okhla Industrial Development Authority for the project in November 2009 diluted safety standards and violated building regulations such as fire safety norms and minimum distance requirement between towers, according to NDTv.

“Illegal construction has to be dealt with strictly,” the court said in its verdict.