New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the military establishment to take possession of the scam-tainted 31-storey Adarsh Apartments in the heart of Mumbai and maintain the building with 102 flats till the disposal of Adarsh Housing Society’s appeal against the Bombay High Court’s April 29 order of demolition. A Bench asked the Bombay HC’s Registrar to ensure that the housing complex was handed over to the Military Estate Director on or before August 5. All residents vacated the complex in 2010 as the authorities cut off water and power supply on court orders. The HC has also ordered criminal proceedings against politicians and bureaucrats for their role in illegal construction of the tower. tns