Supreme Court of India

Brigade Enterprises Limited v. Anil Kumar Virmani & Ors.

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Bench Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian JJ.
Decided 17 December 2021

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, the appeal is allowed, the impugned order of the National Commission is modified to the effect that the complaint filed by the respondents shall be treated as a joint complaint filed on behalf of only the respondents herein and not as a complaint filed in a representative capacity on behalf of or for the benefit of all the owners of all the 1134 flats.

Judgment, page 24

From the headnote

Consumer Protection Act, 2019: s.35(1)(c): Representative Suit – Appellant-builder launched project for construction of residential complex, comprising of 1134 units in three blocks namely Amber block, Blue block, and Crimson block – 91 persons who purchased 51 residential apartments, in a residential complex joined together and filed a consumer complaint before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to seek compensation on the ground of delay in handing over the possession by appellant – Consumer complaint was accompanied by an application under s.35(1)(c), seeking permission of…

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