Supreme Court of India

Estate Officer and Anr. v. Charanjit Kaur

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Bench Hemant Gupta and A. S. Bopanna JJ.
Decided 7 September 2021

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, the present appeals are disposed of with the following directions: a) The appeals are allowed and the orders passed by the DCDRF, SCDRC and the NCDRC are set aside.

Judgment, page 25

From the headnote

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – s.2(1)(o) and s.14(1)(e) – Chandigarh Conversion of Residential Leasehold Land Tenure into Freehold Land Tenure Rules, 1996 – Respondent-complainant sought conversion of a plot allotted by Chandigarh administration from leasehold to freehold site – District Consumer Forum directed appellant-Estate Officer to convert the plot on acceptance of requisite conversion fee; to pay compensation; and also costs of litigation – Order affirmed by State and National Consumer Commissions – Plea of appellant-Estate Officer that the findings recorded by National Commission…

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