Dr. (Mrs.) Avtar Pennathur, Member— This is a complaint dated 25.9.89 filed by ‘B’ Type Ground Floor Flats Owners of Neelamber Apartments Pitam Pura, Delhi. The construction of this Group Housing Complex for retired/serving personnel had been undertaken under Self Financing Scheme by the Air Force Naval Housing Board in 1983. The grievance of the complainants is that all the allottees were charged equal tentative cost of the flats irrespective of the fact whether the flat was in the ground floor or at the top floor. Scooter garrages at an additional cost of Rs. 5,000/- were provided to the upper Ground Flat owners.

2. It is alleged that the plinth area for 3 scooter garrages each of 26 sq. ft., an area of 78 sq ft. has been taken away from the ground floor flat plinth area and that this must be adequately compensated. Besides, the cost escalation from Rs. 87,000/- to Rs. 1,16,940/- per flat must be corrected to the cost of level of April, 1987.

3. The respondent in its reply has stated that the Air Force Naval Housing Board, referred to as the ‘Board’, is an Organization set up jointly by the Air Head Quarters and Naval Head Quarters with a view to promote suitable housing schem