BEFORE THE MAHARASHTRA REAL ESTATE REGULATORY AUTHORITY, MUMBAI COMPtAINI No: CC006000000055932 Mr. Bolosoheb Dottotroy Guldgod ..... Comploinonts Versus M/s Riel lnfrostructure Pvt. Lld & 3 Ors. .... Respondenls. MohoRERA Registrotion No. P5l 7000101 53 Corom: Hon'ble Dr. Vijoy Sotbir Singh, Member-l Comploinonts present in person o/w Adv. Amey Alhovole. Adv. Jilendro Bokliwol oppeored for Respondent I lo 3. None oppeored for Respondent No. 4 ORDER (5rH Morch,20l9) The comploinont hod filed this comploint under section lB of ihe Reol Estote (Regulotion ond Development) Act, 2016 (hereinofter referred 10 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. A/201, in lhe respondent's project known os "Jolly Aportmenl" beoring MohoRERA Registrolion No. P51700010153 ot Shohpur, Thone. The projecl is being developed by respondent number I (M/s Riet lnfrostructure Pvt. Lld.) 2 The comploinonl hos orgued thot he hod purchosed the soid flot in the respondent's project vide Agreemenl for Sole 05/03/2016 for o totol considerotion of Rs. 12,93,750/-. Out of this, the comploinont hod poid o totol omount of Rs. I 1,00,000/-. The stipulote dote of possession in the ogreemenl wos December 2016. However, the respondent foiled to complete the projecl ond hondover the possession of the flot till dote. The comploinont hos therefore cloimed interest for deloy under seclion lB of RERA. 1 --.( 3 The respondents no. I 1o 3 hove filed the reply on record of MohoRERA ond disputed the cloims of lhe comploinont, ond submitted lhot there were inlernol disputes going on wilh odjoining londowner ond coniroctor/ developer due lo which the proiect got deloyed. They olso stoted thot though the possession dote is registered wilh MohoRERA wos Deceml>er, 2019. They were reody lo hondover the possession in Morch 20 19. Respondents further submilled thol the flot hod been given 1o the comploinont below the morkel volue. 4 The MohoRERA heord the orgumenls mode by both the porlies os well os their written submissions. ln the preseni cose, odmittedly, the comploinonts hove booked the flol in the respondent's project in the Morch 201 6 ond the ogreed dole of possession wos December 2016. However, the project got deloyed ond the comploint could nol get his flot till dote. 5 The focls of this cose show very cleorly thot the problems foced by respondents, os submitted in lheir reply, do not foll in lhe cotegory of force Mojeure. The comploinoni is therefore entitled to the interest for deloy. Even though the respondenls chonged the dole of possession while regislering the project wilh MohoRERA, the dote of possession wrilten in the ogreement for sole is relevont 1o colculole the period of deloy. 6. ln view of obove discussions, the respondent is directed to poy interest to comploinonl on the money poid by him ot Morginol Cost Lending Rote (MCLR) plus 2% interesl for the period of deloy till the dote of octuol possession under the provisions of Seclion l8 of the RERA ond the Rules mode there under. 7. With the obove directions, the cose is disposed of . od-( {Dr. Vijoy So ir Singh) Member- I /MohoRERA 2