NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court said on Monday that it will ask for a survey of the entire Kerala Coastal Regulation Act (CRZ) areas to know if there were more such illegal structures. “We will not spare any single person who is responsible for killing people all over Kerala,” the court said referring to the recent floods in Kerala.

The court deferred the hearing of government's petiton on Maradu and posted it for Friday.

Citing loss of lives in the recent floods that hit the state, a bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said it was happening because the state government had not acted against illegal structures.

Justice Mishra recalled that SC judges, too, contributed generously for Kerala flood relief.

The state government, however, said that the top court did not castigate the government for not implementing its order, adding that it will abide by its final ruling. Minister for Local Self-Government A C Moideen told reporters, “There is no other solution other than through legal means. The government is committed to implementing the verdict of the Supreme Court. The government has limitations on interfering into the matter. Therefore it cannot stand in opposition to the SC verdict. The government will follow the final ruling of the top court.”

“I don’t think the Supreme Court has castigated the government. That may be your (journalists’) terminology. It has made some observations. That’s how I see it,” he added.

At the same time, Power Minister M M Mani pitched a different tone. “The Supreme Court could have ruled for giving compensation to the residents. When they talk of demolition, it involves hundreds of families. Also, when the flats are demolished, there are huge environmental problems. It also must be probed who gained from the construction of such structures,” he said.

The Supreme Court on May 8 this year ordered to be razed down four apartment complexes in Maradu and take action against their builders for violating the norms of the Coastal Regulation Act. The four apartment complexes are Holy Faith H2O, Golden Kayaloram, Alfa Serene and Jain Coral Cove, housing over 350 families.