BETORE THE MAHARSHTRA REAT ESTATE REGUTAIORY AUTHORITY MUMBAI coMPLAINT NO. CC00600000001 906 .Comploinonl Solil Kont Vs. Respondenl Sondesh Soble {Prop of Shruiiko Complex) MohoRERA Regn. No. P51700009040 CORAM: Hon'ble ShIi Modhov Kulkorni Appeoronce: Comploinonl : ln Person Respondenl :Adv.GYonchondoni ORDER (Doted t Eh Morch, 2019) l. The comploinont who hod booked o floi with lhe respondent/builder, seeks withdrowol from the proiect ond refund of the omount poid, with compensoiion' os the respondent foiled to deliver possession of lhe flol os per ogreemenl. 2. As usuol. the necessory detoils of the comploint ore missing in the online comploint. Whol is menlioned is thol comploinonl hod booked o floi in .July, 20l3 ond registrotion wos done on l9.O3.2Ol4. The respondeni gqve ihe dote for delivery ot possession os April, 2Ol4 but foiled to deliver possession' lt is olso cloimed lhot lhe comploinont hod sought housing loon from is being poid DHFL ond wos poid to the respondent ond lhol rent by the comploinont. {a t 1 "-'- ' { From lhe ogreerenr it con be mode out thol rl is doled 19.03.2013. Tne responderi 1od ogreeo to sptdTot No 60I on wing in the building known os Shrutiko Complex in the C 61h floor, hoving corpet oreo of 43.12 sq mtr' ot Khorvol' Bodlopur' Disl Thone for o tolol considerotion of Rs l7 83 locs As per clouse of No.5. lhe respondent ogreed to give possession by the end wos 19 03 2014' Aprit. 20l4. Dote of regislrotion of ogreemenl How much amount wos poid by comploinont from his pockei ond how much loon wos disbursed by the DHFL is not mode possession of cleor. However, os the respondenl foiled to deliver hos iiled ihe flot os per terms of the ogreement' lhe comploinoni this comPlainl. on 4. The comploinl come up betore Hon'ble Choir Person 09.05.2018 ond com-^ to be tronsferred to Adjudicoting Officer' Ihe motler come up before me on 12062018' The respondent wos filed written explonolion bu1 none from the respondeni preseni ond lhe respondenl wos represenled by Advocote pleo Roheio. Moller wos odlourned to 03 07'2018 for recording of lhe respondent. However, pleo could be recorded only on ll.lO.2O18. Ihe orgumenls in the motter were heord on 21)2.2018. As I om working oi Mumboi ond Pune Offices in oliernotive weeks. this motter is being decided now' 5. The respondent hos olleged ihot his is sole proprielory concern' ol The comp oint suffers from misjoinder ond non-joinder necessory porties. The proiect wos underioken oi villoge Khorvoi Bodlopur Tol. Amberno'lh. Dist. Thone within locol limits Kulgoon N,'lunicipol Council The lond is belonging to one Sml' Choruboi properly Horishchondro Dhumol who wonled to develop the ond is therefore, co promoior ond hod execuled irrevocoble Power of Atlorney in fovour of the respondent lt is odmilied thal thoi comploinont hod booked flol os olleged lt is oLleged 2 n resulting in during intervening period, there were severol hurdles predecessor of unovoidoble ond undesiroble liiigotions f rom the There were stoy orders frorn lhe Civll Court ond slop lhe owner. from vesiecl work notices frorn Municipol Council ond comploints inleresls leoding to hompering of work These circumslonces' ol were in ihe noture of force mojeure ond beyond the conlrol the respondent. The comploinonl wos fully informed oboui the circumslonces. After hord work ond rigorous follow up' oncl respondent wos able to complele the work of consiruction Municipol Council issued Occupotlon Certlficote' Vide letters dated 17.03.2018 ond 25 04 2018, lhe comploinanl wos collecl upon to poy lhe bolonce cmounl os per lhe ogreement'of Rs.2.81,868/- ond receive the possession of flot forthwlth The comploinont hos noi mode poymenl ond hos filed this yeors' The comploini molofide. The comploinont kept quiei for 4 comploinont ovoiled loon of Rs l5'42'532l- from DHFL but omounl defoulted in repoymenf of insiolmenls For recovery oJ of Rs.14,37,159/-, DHFL hos token steps under SARF6I Aci beLng vlde secured creditor ond obtoined possession of flot No' 601 communicotion doted 22 01 2018 |f comploinont pays Rs.2,81,868/- ond seeks cleoronce from DHFL' the respondenl is reody ond willing 1o hondover lhe possession of the llot io the comp oinont. The comploint therefore' deservegl-lo be dismissed' points 6. On the bosis of rivol contentions of the poriies' following ogoinst orlse for my determlnoilon. I hove noted my flndings 'them for the reosons sloted below: '^,/' ,i1'1 3 POINTS TINDINGS Hos the respondeni folled lo deliver the possession of the f ot io the comp oinoni os pel Aiflrmollve tne ogreement, wlthout thele being circumsionces beyond his control/ 2 ls the comploinanl ,sreniilled to lhe reliefs os Aftirmotive clolmecl ? 3 Whot Order' As per tino Order. REASONS /. Point No.l and 2 - As stated eorller, os per qgreemenl clouse no' 5. dote of delivery of possesslon was April' 2014 Doie of of execution of ogreemenl oppecrs to be 19 03 2013 ond dote its reglstrofion oppeors to be l9 03 20l4 The complolnont alleged thol he hod booked the flot ln July' 2013 There is no clarity in lhe conteniion of the comploinant No lf,ooking receipt is ploced on record. At orguments slcge' it wos olleged lhot wos of ogreement wcs executed in Morch, 20l3 lnilial poyment Rs.4.l I locs ond DHFL housing loon wos Rs l2'39'360/-Rs l'08'470/- were spent for omt-omp duly and registrotion The respondent demonded Rs.2,8l ,868/- os molntenonce chorges' 8. The respondent hos pleoded {"{aforce rnojeure' The respondent is relying on the letlers of Municipol Council doled 26 06.2413 of and 05.lO.2Ol3. There is reierence to the CiviL Suit in the Courl CJ.lD, Ulhosnogor NO l56/20l3 lhere is olso reference to the Commencement Certificote doled 22032012' The letler reods thot in her explonotion Smt. Choruboi Harishchondro Dhumol os well os presenl respondenl, did noi exploin from which direclion the lond wos ollotted to the person who hod given objecfion' work Vide letler doted 05.10.2013, the order 10 slop conslruciion wos wilhdrown. This ls the period of 3 months Vide letter dated V.A3.2A14 Munlcipol Council intormed the respondenl ond Srnt' a f.'e provide mop of Choruboi H. Dhumol thot ihey were required to meosuremenl within l5 doys , foiling whlch' Commencement Certiflcote will stond conceled Chorl obout doles in RCS is ploced on No.256l13 pending before CIJD Court' Ulhosnogor record. On 09.01.2019, molter wos shown os un-reody lt ond onolher oppears thot Plolntiff nomely Shriniwos Womcn Ook proyer for sought to omend their ploinl lo incorporote clternote portitlon of the properly in suit for injunction The Order ollowing the omendmenl wos chollenged in Wrlt Petition No 5986/2014 ond wrii Petition wos dismissed' there is 9. As to whelher comploinont wos mode owore of hurdles' no whisper oboul it in the ogreemenl' The respondeni is o professionol builder ond experl legol odvice from wos ovoiloble to him. lt oppeors thot he hod sought odvice Advocote Joglekar. There is no record to show thot he hod exploined oll ihese circumslonces io the comploinonl cnd for delivery of comploinont hod consenled lo exiension of lime possession. The respondent hos tolled to eslobish thal he cotrld not deliver possession os pelthe ogreement' due to the point no l circumstonces beyond his control ltheretore' cnswer ln offirmolive. lO.The comploinont cloims lhol he sought housing loon of Rs.12,39.360/- from DHFL' He poid monthly instolmenl of Rs.ll,564/- from 19.062014 to 15.062016 He poid Rs'4 11 lokhs including poyment of Rs.1.08.470l- for slomp duly ond regislralion. The respondent odmits hoving received Rs.]6.40.360/- out of ogreemenl omounl Rsl783 Iokhs The respondent cloims developmenl chorges of Rs l l5 lokhs ond odvonce mointenonce chorges of Rs24'2281' The respondent cloims thot Rs 2,81,868/- ore due from the comploinoni' The respondent odmitled hoving received on omount of s iD.S l{ will Rs.I6,40,360/- out of Rs.17,48,830i- Oui ot it' the comploinont be enlitled to refund of stomp duty os per lhe rules ond thoi omount needs to fl,e cleducted. Therefore' the comploinonl is entitled to recover the bolonce omount togeiher with inierest os p"r il"e/nrte l8 of Mqhoroshlro Rues' I iherefore' onswer point no.2 in offirmoiive ond proceed to poss following Order' ORDER I . This comploinont is ollowed to withdrow from proiect' of DHFL' 2. The respondent to poy Rs l7.48,860/- subject 10 cloims os per the excludlng stomp duty omount which con be refunded rules. loqether with the inieresl @10 70 p.o from lhe dole of poyments till finoL reolisotion' of the 3. Respondenl to poy Rs.2O,OOO/- to ihe comploinont cs costs cornploint. of 4. The comploinont 10 execuie concellotion deed ot the cost ihe resPondenl from the 5. The respondent to poy obove omounts wilhin 30 doys dote of this Order' rb -., ily (Modhov Kulkorni) Adjudicoling Otficer N.4 u m bai MohqRERA Date : 18.03.2019 6