BEFORE THE MAHARASHTRA REAL ESTATE REGUTATORY AUTHORITY, MUMBAI COMPLAINT No: CC00600000005601 9 Rovindro Lihitkor ..... Comploinonts Versus M/s Riel lnfrostruclure Pvi. Ltd & 3 Ors. .. .. Respondents. MohoRERA Registrotion No. P517000101 53 Corom: Hon'ble Dr. Vijoy Sotbir Singh, Member- l Comploinonts present in person o/w Adv. Amey Alhovole. Adv. Jitendro Bokliwol oppeored for Respondent I to 3. None oppeored for Respondent No. 4 ORDER (O4tH April, 2019) I The comploinont hod filed this comploini under section l8 of the Reol Estote (Regulotion ond Development) Act, 2016 (hereinofter referred to os RERA) seeking directions from MohoRERA to the respondent, moinly to poy interest for the deloyed possession ond to give possession of his flot no.8/302' in the project known os "Jolly Aporlmenl" beoring MohoRERA Registrotion No. P51700010153 ot Shohpur, Thone. The proiect is being developed by respondent number l (M/s Riel lnfrostructure Pvt. Ltd.) 2 The comploinont hos orgued thot he hod purchosed the soid flot in the respondent's project vide Agreement for Sole 20105/2015 for o totol considerotion of Rs. 'l 2,07,500 /-. OuI of this, the comploinont hod poid o totol omounl of Rs. I |,75,000/-. The stipuloted dote of possession in the ogreement wos December 2016. However, the respondent foiled to complete the project ond hondover the possession of the flot till dote. The comploinont hos therefore cloimed interest for deloy under section l8 of RERA. 1 3 The respondents no. I to 3 hove filed the reply on record of MohoRERA ond disputed the cloims of the comploinont, ond submitted lhoi there were internol disputes going on with odjoining londowner ond controctor/ developer due to which the proiect goi deloyed. They olso stoted thot though ihe possession ,l9. dote is registered with MohoRERA wos December, They were reody to hondover the possession in Morch 201 9. Respondents furiher submitted thot ihe flot hod been given lo the comploinont below the morket volue. 4 The MohoRERA heord the orguments mode by both the porties os well os their writien submissions. ln the present cose, odmittedly, the comploinonts hove booked the flot in the respondent's prolect in the yeor 2015 ond the ogreed dote of possession wos December 201 6. However, the proiect got deloyed ond the comploint could not get his flot till dote. J Focts of this cose show very cleorly the problems foced by respondents, os submitted in their reply, do noi foll in the cotegory of force Mojeure. The comploinoni is therefore entitled to the inierest for deloy. Even though the respondents chonged the doie of possession while registering the project with MohoRERA, the dote of possession written in the ogreement for sole is relevont to colculote the period of deloy. 6 ln view of obove discussions, ihe respondenl is directed to poy interest to comploinont on the money poiO t#J. him ot Morginol Cost Lending Rote (MCLR) plus 2% interest for the period of deloy with effect from Jonuory 2017 tll the dote of octuol possession under the provisions of Section l8 of the RERA ond ihe Rules mode there under. 7. With the obove direciions, the cose is disposed of. (Dr. Vijoy o tbir Singh) Member- 1 /MohoRERA 2