UNITECH TO REFUND ₹3.33 CR TO BUYER
Commission rejected the Unitech’s claim that the delay in handing over the flats to the buyers was on account of agitation by farmers and shortage of labour
NEW DELHI: The apex consumer commission has directed real-estate major Unitech Hi-tech Developers Ltd to pay over Rs three crore to a couple for failing to give them possession of an apartment booked under one of its housing projects at Noida in 2010.
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) asked the firm to refund the payment of Rs 3.33 crore made by the complainants while purchasing the flat and compensate them in the form of interest at 10 per cent per annum with effect from 2012.
The commission, while deciding the complaint, rejected the claim of Unitech group of companies that the delay in handing over the flats to the buyers was on account of agitation by farmers and shortage of labour.
According to the complaint, the couple had booked a residential flat in project Burgundy, developed by Unitech in Sector 96-98 in Noida and were allotted the apartment on Level 6 in Tower-1 on August 27, 2010 for a total consideration of Rs 3.39 crore, out of which the complainants had already paid Rs 3.33 crore to the firm.
“As regards the alleged shortage of labour, no material has been placed on record to show that it (Unitech) could not get adequate work force to complete the construction of the flats despite efforts having been made in this regard,” the NCDRC said.
According to police, the incident was reported on Sunday afternoon around 1:30 pm. “We had received a PCR call that one person was stabbed inside a barber shop in Badarpur. We had sent in a team, to inquire into the incident. We found that one person was lying in a pool of blood and was shifted to the local hospital,” said a senior police official.
The victim was later identified as Pawan. During investigation it was found that Pawan had an argument with the two acused over the use of a comb. The barber shop was owned by one of the accused, and when the accused were arguing, they got into a physical confrontation.
“The matter soon aggravated and Raghubir caught Pawan by his hair, Navami took out a pair of scissors and stabbed him multiple times,” the officer added.
Pawan was rushed to Apollo hospital where he was declared brought dead on arrival. The police have detained both the accused who are currently being interrogated.