Publish Date: | Tue, 08 Mar 2022 09:22 PM (IST)
Bilaspur. Consumer Forum Bilaspur: District Consumer Forum has imposed a fine of Rs 3 lakh 78 thousand 468 on M/s Soni Builders & Architect. The builder did not give the house after taking money from a customer on the stipulated time. During the construction work, the builder made the shape of the house crooked. The Forum has ordered the builder to compensate the customer within 45 days.
Rajesh Pal, who lives near Vidyanagar Gayatri Mandir, was preparing to build a new house on his land in Ameri. During this time he contacted M/s MS Soni Architect and Builder located in Nehru Nagar. The builders agreed to build the house. A deal was finalized between the two to build a house at Rs.39 lakh 45 thousand 600.
The company assured Rajesh Pal to build a house in 1856 square feet within 10 months. After this Rajesh Pal gave him Rs 10 lakh in four different instalments. During this, the company started construction work and started construction work on 1460 square feet on the ground floor.
The work was not even completed till the door label. In the meanwhile, it was learned that M/s Soni Architect & Builder has made the building crooked. After this Rajesh Pal contacted the builder. Then the builder did not give him a satisfactory answer. After this Rajesh talked of compensation. But, the builder started hesitant. Meanwhile, Rajesh Pal filed a complaint in the District Consumer Forum and demanded compensation.
District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Bilaspur Chairman Uttara Kumar Kashyap and member Rukmani Divya, while hearing the matter, ruled in favor of Rajesh Kumar Pal and passed an order to give compensation of Rs 3 lakh 78 thousand 468 to M/s Soni Architect and Builder.
Also asked to pay six percent interest
The District Consumer Forum, while hearing the matter, ordered that from the date of filing the complaint of the amount to the date of payment, simple interest at the rate of six percent per annum has also been asked to be paid. Apart from this, Rajesh Palak will have to provide mental compensation of five thousand rupees and complaint expenses of three thousand rupees.
Posted By: sandeep.yadav