Ess Vee Apartments delay the possession of flats by more than 5 years
Builder Vinod Baga’s candidature for the contest of the Assembly election seems to be in muddy waters. About 100 residents of Panchkula in Chandigarh held a protest near the upcoming Ess Vee Apartments in Sector 20 on Sunday. They are upset as the builder had not given them possession of apartments although they had paid 90 % of the cost.
These allegations were totally rubbished by Baga. He mentioned that the protest was an attempt by political rivals to defame him because he was preparing to contest the Assembly election. The protesters alleged that they had given representations to the police and Town and Country Planning Department, but got no help.
In a DDR lodged on August 3 at Sector 20 police station, 12 allottees alleged that Bagai’s brother Virender Bagai had abused them at a meeting when they asked for possession of the flats.
S C Dhamija, a retired employee of the Punjab National Bank, stated that the housing scheme had started in 2005 with around 200 houses in phase I. He mentioned that he had booked an apartment in May 2006 and was supposed to get possession in November 2009, however even after 5 years, the wait has not ended. Dhamija also mentioned that the builder had promised possession after getting 30 % of the cost. Later, he kept taking more money but did not give the possession to the owners.
Source- The Financial Express
