Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
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e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | NDLI |
Subject Keyword | Consumer Protection Act Failure to deliver possession Housing |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Law Judgement |
Jurisdiction | India |
Act(s) Referred | Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (68 of 1986) |
Case Type | Appeal |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Disposal Nature | Appeal Disposed Off |
Headnote | Consumer Protection Act, 1986:Housing – Failure to deliver possession – Buyer having claimed compensation from the developer, entitled to seek refund amount or estopped from doing so – On facts, in terms of the buyer's agreement, developer was to handover possession to the buyer by the stipulated date with a grace period of further six months –However, failure of developer to deliver the possession of houses –Complaint by the buyer seeking possession of houses and in alternate for refund of the amount paid to developer with 12%interest p.a. and compensation of Rs.20 lakhs – Order by the State Commission directing the developer to refund the amount with 12%interest p.a. and compensation of Rs 5 lakhs – However,compensation amount reduced to Rs. 2 lakhs by the National Commission – On appeal, held: In the buyer’s agreement, for default on the part of the buyer, the buyer liable to pay interest at the rate of 18% p.a., however, for default on the part of the developer, the developer liable to pay interest only at the savings bank rate prescribed by the SBI – Agreement being one sided, would not preclude the right and remedy available to the buyer to claim reasonable interest or compensation – Buyer can be expected to wait for possession for a reasonable period – It would be unreasonable to construe the contract between the parties as requiring the buyer to wait indefinitely for possession – Completion certificate was received nearly seven years after the extended date for the handing over of possession which was not at all reasonable– Thus, the orders passed by the forum below for refund justified –Rate of interest payable by the developer to the buyer modified to9% p.a. instead of 12% p.a. – Interest. |
Judge | Hon'ble Dr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud |
Neutral Citation | 2019 INSC 395 |
Petitioner | KOLKATA WEST INTERNATIONAL CITY PVT LTD |
Respondent | DEVASIS RUDRA |
SCR | [2019] 2 S.C.R. 1070 |
Judgement Date | 2019-03-25 |
Case Number | 3182 |
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