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Wg. Cdr. Arifur Rahman Khan and Aleya Sultana and Ors. v. Dlf Southern Homes Pvt Ltd. (now Known as Begur Omr Homes Pvt. Ltd.) and Ors.

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Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and K. M. Joseph JJ.
Decided 24 August 2020

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What the Court ordered

For the above reasons we have come to the conclusion that the dismissal of the complaint by the NCDRC was erroneous.

Judgment, page 48

From the headnote

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – s.2(1)(g) – Deficiency of service – Complaint by flat buyers seeking compensation inter alia alleged delay in handing over possession of the flats – Dismissed by NCDRC – On appeal, held: Failure of the developer to hand over possession within the contractually stipulated period amounts to a deficiency of service u/s.2(1)(g) – In the present case, under the Apartment Buyers Agreement (ABA), the developer was obligated to hand over possession of the flats within thirty-six months of the date of the agreement which condition was breached – Existence and extent of…

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Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 relied on · 3 referred to · 2 mentioned · 1 not applicable

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