‘Give flat to minister Rathore in 2 days’
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court directed Parsvnath developers on Friday to hand over possession of a flat in its Gurgaon project to minister of state for information and broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in two days.
A bench comprising Justice Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy said “the possession of flat shall be handed over to the respondent in two days” and said Rathore should not pay any more amount to the developer.
The top court said the issue of compensation to be paid by the realty firm to Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore for the delayed possession would be dealt with at a later stage of the hearing. During the hearing, counsel appearing for the builder said the flat was ready and they could handover possession. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore had booked a flat in Parsvnath’s Exotica project in Gurgaon in 2006 and paid around `70 lakh for it. The firm was to deliver the flat in 2008-09. In January this year, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission had directed the bulider to refund the principal amount with interest and compensation to Rathore. Earlier, the apex court had rapped real estate firms for making tall claims to purchasers which remained unfulfilled due to inordinate delay in completing the housing projects.