Buyers worried over fate of Manesar housing project

GURGAON: Homebuyers, who have bought properties in the DLF Express Green project in Manesar, fear an inordinate delay in getting possession of their apartments in the light of the Supreme Court’s verdict on Monday, quashing the builder’s licence and restoring 688 acres of acquired land to the Haryana government.

The homebuyers, assembled in big numbers at the DLF’s Gateway Tower office around 11am on Saturday and later met Devender Singh, managing director (MD), DLF Limited, seeking an assurance on possession. “The Supreme Court has delivered its judgment in the matter. The interest of all individual apartment owners have been protected and they will get their apartments as promised,” Singh said.

The buyers demanded that their rights and interest be safeguarded by the developer.

“The Supreme Court’s verdict on Monday, quashing the acquisition of 688 acres and the builder’s licence for both residential and commercial projects on the said land, have left us worried on the fate of the DLF Express Green project. We booked flats in the project considering the brand value of the DLF. It is a big player in the real estate sector. However, in the light of the Supreme Court verdict we are unsure when we will get possession of our apartments. But we are satisfied with our meeting with the MD today, as he promised to raise our concerns with the state government,” a buyer said after coming out of the meeting.

He said that the buyers continue to repose faith in the developer with regard to getting possession of their apartments.

Some buyers said that when it comes to quality of construction, they don’t trust any developer other than the DLF.