Move Aims to Clear Hurdles to Stalled Housing Projects and Expedite Relief for Thousands of Homebuyers
By The Realty Times | Real Estate News Services
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India has directed the Noida administration and police authorities to remove all encroachments from plots allotted to Unitech Group in Sectors 96, 97 and 98 of Noida, taking a significant step towards clearing obstacles to the completion of the developer’s long-delayed housing projects.
The direction follows concerns raised before the court that several Unitech properties had been occupied illegally, preventing construction work from progressing. According to the government-appointed board overseeing the company’s projects, an entire village named Maya Nagar has come up on land within the affected sectors. <escape>[Source: Hindustan Times, October 20, 2026]</escape>
Supreme Court Orders Immediate Action
In an order dated October 14, 2026, a bench comprising Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan directed the Gautam Buddh Nagar Police Commissioner, the Chief Executive Officer of the Noida Authority and the district magistrate to take urgent steps to remove the encroachments.
The court expressed concern that continued occupation of the land could make its eventual recovery more difficult. It stressed that the encroachments must not obstruct the resumption and progress of construction.
The court has also directed the government-appointed Unitech board to provide the Noida Authority and police commissioner with a list of properties under illegal occupation. The authorities have been asked to submit a compliance report by November 17, 2026, when the matter is scheduled to be taken up again.
Three Major Projects Affected
The affected developments include Amber, Burgundy and Willows, which comprise luxury residential towers and bungalow plots intended to serve thousands of homebuyers.
Amber and Burgundy are planned across approximately 164 acres in the three sectors. Amber comprises seven residential towers with 422 apartments, while Burgundy includes seven towers with 395 apartments. Construction in these projects remains incomplete, leaving hundreds of buyers waiting for possession.
The Willows project, which has received building-plan approval, proposes 397 bungalow plots.
Encroachments on the land have emerged as another major hurdle for the board’s efforts to restart construction and complete the pending developments.
Thousands of Homebuyers Await Possession
The Unitech case has remained a major concern in India’s real estate sector because of prolonged delays in delivering homes. In 2020, the Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs took control of the company’s management and appointed a new board to oversee the completion of its stalled projects, which affect more than 12,000 homebuyers.
The board has since worked to mobilise funds, secure approvals and resolve disputes with land-owning authorities. However, construction progress has been affected by several issues, including financial constraints, outstanding dues and disputes over land and project approvals.
The latest Supreme Court directive is intended to ensure that illegal occupation of the plots does not further delay construction.
What This Means for the Real Estate Sector
The court’s intervention highlights the importance of protecting project land and ensuring that legal and administrative obstacles do not indefinitely delay housing delivery. For homebuyers who have waited for years, the removal of encroachments could help create conditions for construction to advance, although it does not by itself guarantee an immediate completion date.
The coming weeks will be important in determining how quickly the local administration implements the order and whether the removal of encroachments allows the developer’s board to move forward with its construction plans.
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