Dr. P.K. Vasudeva, Member—This appeal has been filed under Section 15 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 against the order dated 21.7.2000 passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum-II, U.T., Chandigarh (for short hereinafter to be referred as the District Forum-II) in the Complaint Case No. 1235 of 1998. The District Forum-II has allowed the complaint with consolidate costs of Rs. 25,000/- and the following directions had been issued to the appellant/opposite party.

(i) To pay interest @ 15% p.a. on the amount deposited by the complainant from the date of deposit till the offer of possession of alternate plot is made to the complainant.

(ii) Pay Rs. 2.25 lacs on account of increase in the cost of construction.

2. The respondent/complainant, Smt. Shashi Jain, w/o late Shri A.K. Jain, r/o H. No. 336, Sector 38-A, Chandigarh was allotted a residential plot No. 1048-P, Sector - 22, Gurgaon as per allotment letter dated 15.6.1987. The respondent/complainant had made full payment towards the cost of the plot. Inspite of making full payment the respondent/complainant did not get the physical possession of the plot. However, she received a memo dated 6.7.1998 from the Es