Realtor fined for failing to deliver plot

Chandigarh, September 26

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chandigarh, has directed Siswan Paradise, Mohali, to refund Rs 4.50 lakh to a complainant who has been waiting for the possession of his plot for the past eight years.

Terming the delay as deficiency in service, the Commission also directed the realtor to pay Rs 25,000 as compensation for mental and physical harassment and Rs 11,000 as litigation expenses to the complainant.

Jitender Singh, a resident of Ambala, had filed a complaint before the commission saying the realtor had failed to deliver the possession of the plot for the past 8 years. He decided to purchase a plot of 605 sq yards in a project to be developed at Mirzapur village in Kharar Tehsil. He opted for a construction-linked payment plan and paid an initial instalment of Rs 2.50 lakh on May 31, 2012, following which he was allotted the unit.

Later, through a public notice by GMADA, he found out that the units were being sold by the realtor without obtaining any licence/approval. The public notice also stated that legal action had also been taken against the directors of the realty firm in question.

He paid all instalments of Rs 4.50 lakh as demanded by the realtor. However, he was never provided any document regarding the project. Despite his repeated requests, the realtor failed to execute the buyers’ agreement.

After taking into account all facts, the Commission said the complainant could not be made to wait for an indefinite period and directed the realtor to refund the money. — TNS