# Kochi apartment takeover stalls despite collector's order

> The Army Welfare Housing Organisation failed to show up for a court-ordered handover of Chander Kunj apartments, leaving owners uncertain and frustrated.
- Title: Kochi apartment takeover stalls despite collector's order
- Summary: The Army Welfare Housing Organisation failed to show up for a court-ordered handover of Chander Kunj apartments, leaving owners uncertain and frustrated. The…
- Keywords: chander kunj army apartment complex, army welfare housing organisation, kochi, vyttila, demolition, kerala high court, apartment owners, news, politics, apartment, takeover, stalls
- Source: The Hindu — https://thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/despite-collectors-ultimatum-kochi-chander-kunj-apartments-takeover-remains-uncertain/article71573885.ece
- Author: The Hindu Bureau
- Published: 2026-10-12T06:51:55+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: chander kunj army apartment complex, army welfare housing organisation, kochi, vyttila, demolition, kerala high court, apartment owners, news, politics
## Court orders apartment takeover
The District Collector's Committee decided to begin taking over apartments in towers B and C of Chander Kunj Army apartment complex at Silver Sand Island, Vyttila, for demolition and reconstruction.
## AWHO misses first deadline
On October five, twenty twenty-six, apartment owners and officials assembled at the clubhouse to hand over keys, but the Army Welfare Housing Organisation representatives failed to appear.
## Handover process stalled
Owners were to provide keys and affidavits signed by the AWHO and countersigned by the tahsildar, affirming the organisation's undertaking to provide reconstructed apartments.
## Owners left in the dark
George Antony, vice-president of the Chander Kunj Army Towers Apartment Owners Association, said they received no intimation from the AWHO about whether the takeover would proceed.

> We have received no intimation of any sort from the AWHO.
## Deadline slipping away
The District Collector's Committee had set a fortnight to complete the takeover process starting October five. A week has elapsed without the process beginning.
## Owners demand legal action
With the AWHO continuing to delay, apartment owners have demanded the invocation of the Disaster Management Act to ensure compliance with the court order.
## Next meeting scheduled
A sub-committee meeting chaired by the Fort Kochi Revenue Divisional Officer is scheduled for October twelve, twenty twenty-six, to finalise the demolition contract with Mumbai-based Edifice Engineering.
## Key takeaway

The Army Welfare Housing Organisation missed a court-ordered deadline to take over Chander Kunj apartments in Kochi for demolition and reconstruction, leaving the process stalled.