Consumer Forum
A note of caution for all builders who have been providing deficient services to their customer; a Thane based builder has been fined Rs 5 lakh by a consumer forum for the deficient services offered to a housing society located there. The complaint was filed by the Tania Kadamb Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. Located in [...] Continue Reading »
A consumer forum in Delhi has asked a real-estate firm Ansal Properties and Infrastructures Ltd to pay Rs 5.8 lakh to a woman. Her allotment of a shop was cancelled and over Rs 6.5 lakh was forfeited due to the non-availability of bank loan. The consumer forum termed the builder’s actions as “not justified” and [...] Continue Reading »
To bring in a relief to a buyer in Mumbai, after a span of 7 years, he might finally get the possession of his flat booked in Sion in 2005. The Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed the builder of the flat in Sion to either give possession of the 712 sq ft [...] Continue Reading »
Any buyer of any apartment in India can sue the builder of the apartment for any king of construction defect under the Consumer protection Act. The Supreme Court has said a private developer selling a flat to a consumer can be defined as a service and thus falls under the Act. New flat owners will [...] Continue Reading »
The consumer forum has ordered TDI Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, a real estate firm to refund Rs 11.31 lakh to a customer for its failure to give him the possession of a shop in the desired time limit. Moreover, the booking amount was collected without having an agreement and it is considered as unfair trade practice [...] Continue Reading »
A Borivli resident has recently been compensated with Rs 50000 by the builder for late handing of flat keys. He filed a complaint in Mumbai Suburban District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum against Soni and Associates from whom he had bought the flat in April 2004. The Consumer Forum noticed that the buyer was suffering from [...] Continue Reading »
572 apartments were to be constructed for both serving and retired central government employees in Tiruvallur district. Many have invested all their earnings in the project, being promoted on the outskirts of the city. Buyers have not only paid the entire cost as per the original agreement with the promoter, but have also paid about [...] Continue Reading »
