Triveni Infra Dev. to pay Rs 6.35L for not delivering flat

http://www.financialexpress.com/news/triveni-infra-dev.-to-pay-rs-6.35l-for-not-delivering-flat/947833/0#.UH-apxc0M3M.gmail Real estate developer Triveni Infrastructure has been directed by a consumer forum here to refund Rs 6 lakh to one of its customers, who had booked a flat in their township project at Faridabad but did not get possession for more than four years.

Finding the company guilty of unfair trade practice for giving a flashy advertisement despite being "well aware that the aforesaid project would never be successful", the New Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum also awarded Rs 25,000 as compensation for harassment and Rs 10,000 as litigation costs

"OP (Triveni Infrastructure Development Co Ltd) knowingly and deliberately extracted money from the complainant's pocket through unfair trade practice by publishing in various news papers, 'Path breaking developments in the city of future, Township at Faridabad', as it was well aware that the aforesaid project would never be successful.

"It is totally, unlawful, injustice, malpractice, unfair trade practice of developer (Triveni), which is a violation of Consumer Protection Act, 1987," the forum presided by C K Chaturvedi said.

The order of the forum came on the plea of Kalkaji resident Vivek Kumar who had alleged that he had paid Rs six lakhs in two instalments in 2006 and 2007 for booking a flat in the real estate developer's township project at Faridabad, but even after four long years the status of the township was not communicated to him.

He had alleged that his requests for delivering possession of the flat or failing that, to refund his booking amount, were met with threats and added that the firm did not even reply to any of his emails.

As the company chose not to contest the complaint despite serving of notice, it was proceeded against ex-parte.