Consumer Forum directed a builder to pay Rs. 11.50 Lakhs for failure to provide OC.

The Mumbai Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum recently held the builders guilty for deficiency in services and ordered them to pay to a Housing Society at Borivali an amount of more than Rs. 11.50 Lakhs for failure to fulfil the Statutory and contractual obligations. In this matter the Consumer Court have also considered compensation of a sum of more than Rs 2 Lakhs towards Legal and other expenses for causing a deficiency of services.

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The Maharashtra Housing (Regulation and Development) Bill 2012 a farce or reality examines Adv. R. P. Rathod.

Shri. Sachin. Ahir., Minister of State for Housing, had reintroduced "The Bill", along with the recommendations given by the 19-member committee, in the legislative assembly on Monday the 16^th July 2012. After discussions finally the Bill has been passed by both houses of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and was supported by the opposition, however only a handful of legislators were present in the House when the bill was approved. As the Bill involves punitive actions like imprisonment, hence the bill will have to be sent for the President’s assent.

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Before investing your hard earned money in a house, make sure you have chosen a reputed builder

After staying in a leave and license accommodation for many years, an enthusiast dreaming to have his own house, eventually bought a flat in Borivli by taking a home loan. Since shifting was a priori­ty to save the dual cost of the lease rental and the loan repayment on his new pur­chase, he readily signed a letter stating that he was be­ing given the keys to his flat by the builder pending the completion of the building “for carrying out furniture work”

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Thane based Builder ordered to pay Rs. 7.5 Lakhs for giving a Smaller Flat examines Adv. R. P. Rathod.

The Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission recently ordered a Thane based Builder M/S Animesh Enterprises to pay Mr. Mangesh. Ghadge. a total of Rs 7.5 Lakhs for causing a deficit of 150 sq ft area. Alternatively, the builder will have to provide 150sq ft area to the Complainant.

Adv. R. P. Rathod. throws light on the facts of the Case: On June 6, 1999, Ghadge and the builders entered into an agreement. The builder had agreed to sell the flat measuring 600 sq ft on the 3rd floor of the proposed building. The 222.4 sq meter land at Lohar Lane, Thane, on which the construction was set to take place, belonged to Ghadge. The agreement also provided that the completed flat would be handed over on or before November 27, 2001.

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Lokhandwala Construction company, ordered by the Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to pay a Sion resident Rs. 25 lakh towards Compensation

In an recent Order passed by the Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, the forum have held Lokhandwala Constructions liable for “Deficiency in Service” & have ordered them to pay Rs 25 lakh as compensation to the Complainant. An analysis of the said order by Adv. R. P. Rathod.

Adv. R. P. Rathod. says that in this matter the Complainant Mr. Bala. Ayer., had alleged that Lokhandwala Constructions sold-off the Flat to a third party for which he had paid Rs 43.7 lakh.

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