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The Supreme Court said on Friday 15 home buyers of the now razed twin-towers of real estate firm Supertech in Noida will be refunded on pro-rata basis from the Rs 1 crore deposited by the Interim Resolution Professional (IRP). A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli directed that Rs 1 crore more be deposited by the IRP by December 8 and be disbursed to the 15 home buyers. The top court listed the matter for December 13 for resumed hearing. The top court was hearing a batch of contempt petitions filed by home buyers seeking a refund as per the last year's order of court. On August 26, the top court had assured the home buyers of the razed 40-storey twin-towers they will be refunded the full amount they had deposited with the builder. The apex court had asked the IRP of the firm, facing insolvency proceedings, to deposit Rs 1 crore with the apex court registry. The twin-towers at Emerald Court Project in Sector 93A of Noida were pulled down using explosives on August 28.
As the Supertech twin towers in Noida were razed to dust on Sunday, homebuyers who have invested in the developer's other projects across the NCR wondered "who actually got punished" as they are clueless whether they would get possession of their flats booked years ago. These homebuyers, who had dreams of owning a home in the National Capital Region (NCR), had been glued to their television sets on Sunday watching the spectacle of the twin towers crashing like a pack of cards. Arun Mishra, a Gurugram resident, was checking constant updates about the demolition on Sunday and feeling dejected. Mishra, who booked a flat in Supertech's Hill Town project on the outskirts of Gurugram in 2015, has been waiting since then for possession. He was promised that the flat would be delivered to him by 2018. "One thing that I did not understand from twin towers story is 'who actually got punished'. Just demolition of illegal towers is sufficient? Why wasn't the builder sent to jail? Homebuyers us