‘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“thepossessionof flatshallbe 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.
The committee has recommended appointment of a CAG nominee to bring transparency into the BCCI, which the top court approved in July.
Friday’s directives are the latest in the face-off between the judiciary and the BCCI that has been accused of cherry-picking directives made by the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha panel.
Both directives might impact domestic cricket.
For one, the BCCI is set to award lucrative media rights to its domestic league, the Indian Premier League (IPL), for 10 years early next year. Squeezing of funds to state units could also hamper competitions.
The funds freeze is unlikely to affect the state units’ functioning immediately as they are believed to have substantial money in their accounts as the BCCI has released huge sums in August.
But the ongoing Ranji Trophy tournament could be disrupted if they plead a financial crunch.
The BCCI says it wants to implement the reforms, but many of the state associations are opposed to it.
The court ruled that the state associations must submit affidavits committing to compliance with the Lodha panel’s recommendations in order to receive funds from the BCCI.
The court refrained from appointing officials to take over the BCCI’s administrative work and gave time till December 3 to adopt measures that Justice Lodha has recommended.
“Implementation of the final judgment of this court has been impeded by the intransigence of BCCI and its office-bearers …,” the bench said, ordering the board to file a compliance report in two weeks.