India's environment ministry has ordered the demolition of a block of flats in Mumbai that has been at the centre of a corruption scandal.
It said the Adarsh Society building must be demolished within three months for breaching coastal protection laws.
The 31-storey block was originally planned as a six-storey housing project for war widows.
But flats were sold to politicians and military officers, allegedly at prices far below the market rate.
The block, in an exclusive part of central Mumbai, exceeds the maximum height for buildings near the coast.
"Out of three options the Ministry has decided to remove the entire structure," said a statement from the environment ministry.
"Any other decision would have diluted the strong precedents that have been set in judgements of the Supreme Court". BBC News
