BEFORE THE
ATHORITY
[Link] REAt ESTATE REGULATORY
MUMBAI
coMPLAINT NO. cc00600000005631
1
Butola 'Comploinoni
Blkromslngh
Verses
Surtl "ResPondenl
Rojesh
MohoRERA Regn. No. P51800003673
Corqm:
Hon'bLe Shri Modhov KuLkorni'
Adjudlcoting Officer, ]\'4ohoRERA
ApPeorqnce:
Comploinonl: Aclv Cr Por I'rl5hr cl
LrnPeor iLro c )l'
of ConrPlalrror l'
Respondenl: Allsent
ORDER
(Doted 22'04'2019)
l. The complolnonl who hod booked o flot wiih the
responcient/builder, seeks withdrowol from lhe
project on'l
refund of his omouni wilh interesl ond compensotlon'
the
2. The connploinqnt hos olleged lhot he llooked flat NO l404 in
ot
B wing in the project of the respondent Roi Pontheon
Goregaon, Mumboi hoving oreo of 745 sq ft with open
cor
porking. for o totol considerotion of Rs l '01 ' 10'000/- (Rupees one
crore one lokh ten lhousond only) The respondenl issued
Allolmenl Letier doted ll.O7 20l4 ond occepled Rs 5'00 lokhs'
From iime to time 'lhe complcinont poid Rs'36'l2 809/-
Oul of
lhrough 5
lhese. [Link] lokhswere poid in cosh ond Rs lg'12'809/-
cheques. The respondent conlinued to moke dernonds
tor
t--"
1 -h
progress ol ihe sile The
poymeni. But there wos obsolutely no
has
comploinoni hos golhered informotlon ihol ihe respondent
obondoned the proiecl Afler severol meetings with outhorlsed
represenlotive of ihe respondenl'
Mr' Rojesh Surii' the
ollotment ond refund money
respondeni ogreed to concel the
wos orrived oI an 27 '09 2417
ihoi wos received The setllemeni
255/ decluciing
.,nd lhe respondenl ogreed lo refund Rs35'41
Rs.7l ,554/- which were
poid os Servlce Tox However'
hos stopped communicoting wilh
the comploinont'
respondeni
recovery of Rs 36' 12'809/- with
The comploinonl therefore seeks
comPensotion of Rs'20 lakhs
Hon'ble Member on
3. The comploin't come uP belore the
22.11 .2018 ond co(ne lo be
lronsferred io Adjudicoting Of ficer'
On 26.03.2019. the respondent wos obsent'
Arguments Jor
comploinonls were heord'
l hove noled my
4. Following points orise for my determinotion
below:
findings crgoinsi them tor lhe recsons sloted
POINTS FINDINGS
Whether the comploinonl is on cllollee of
Negotive
respondent/Promoter?
2 Hos 'ihe respondent foi!ed to
deliver ihe
DOES NOI
possession of the flol to the complolnont as
Survive
per ogreemenl?
3 ls lhe cornploinoni is enli'tled
to lhe reliefs Negotive
claimed?
As per iino
4. Whol Order? Order.
REASONS
hos olleged thol he booked
5. Polnt Nos. 1 to 3 - the comploinoni
poying o sum
flot no. I 404 with the respondenl on I I 07'2014 by
including Rs'5
of Rs.5 lokhs. Further, Rs 17 lokhs were poid ln cosh \--/
\1
z
5 cheques
lokhs pold eoiier. Rs.19,12,809/- were poid ihrough
a7.o7.2ol4,04.08.2015, l7 08 20rs
ond
doied 20.06 201 4,
I ?.1 I .2015. As there wos no progress
ln the construction work ond
in foct os respondent hod obondoned the projeci' the
lssued lelier doled
settlement wos orrived ot ond respondent
27 .A9.2017 thereby respondent concelled the booking mode by
the omount recelved
ihe cornploinonl ond ogreed lo refund
from the comploinont in f our instoLmenls
The comploinoni hos ploced copy
of lhe leiter doled 27 09 '2A17
5 .
reods thot on the bosis of
on record. The leiter ot the respondent
the respondenl
concellolion of flot os per mutuol ogreement'
four instolments of Rs'10
ogreed to return odvonce poyment in
lakhs in November, 20l7, Rs l0 lokhs in
December' 2017' Rs l0
ond Rs'5'41'255/- in Februory' 20l8 The
lokhs in Jonuory, 20lB
7I 554/- were po d
comploincnt hos olso osserted thot Rs
to refund lhe soid
towords Service Tox. The respondenl ogreed
The comploinoni
omount ofter the flot is sold in open morket
ihe egol notice doted 07 08 2018
hos ploced on record copy of
issued io the resPondenl'
booked the floi
7. There is no dispute ihot the comploinonl hod
of the
wilh lhe respondent, where upon he become olloitee
promoter/respondent. However' os per ihe selllemenl doted
27 .Og .2017 , on mutuolly ogreed terms'
lhe soid booking wos
concelled. Thus the ogreemenl beiween the porties siood
'lerminoted. Thereofter, comploinonl cqnnoi be 'iermed os
ollottee.
Reol Estole (Regulotion ond Developmenl)
Act'
8. Seclion l8 of The
20l6 provides for relurn of the omount ond compensotlon' it the
promolor foils lo complete or is unoble to give possession of on
oportment, ploi or building in occordonce wiih
the lerms of
the pqriies
ogreement for sole since the ogreement between
z i('t
wcs olreody lerminoted. I connot gronl ony relief u/s l8 of The
Reol Eslole (Regu ation ond Developmeni) Acl. 2016. I therefore.
onswer poinl no.l in lhe negotive. Polnt no. 2 does not survive.
Poinl No.3 in negotive ond proceed to poss following Order.
ORDER
l. The comploint stonds dismissed
2. No Order os lo costs.
,*' I
(Modhov Kulkqrni)
Adjudicqting Officer
Mumbci
MqhqRERA
Dole :22.04.2019