JUDGMENT

Paramjeet Singh Dhaliwal, President—The complainant has filed this complaint, under Section 17 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (in short, “the Act”), against the opposite parties, seeking following directions to them:

i) to refund the principal amount of ¹ 50,05,000/-, along with interest at the rate of 8% per annum (¹ 33,14,684/- up to 10.11.2019) from respective dates of deposits till the date of actual refund. The total amount, along with interest up to 10.11.2019, comes to ¹ 83,19,684/-;

ii) to pay compensation of ¹ 1,00,000/- on account of mental and physical harassment as well as monetary loss suffered by the complainant;

iii) to pay Rs. 1,00,000/- on account of escalation of prices and construction material;

iv) to pay Rs. 55,000/- towards litigation expenses;

Totaling: Rs. 85,74,684/-.

v) It has also been prayed that compensation under Section 14 (hb) of the Act may also be awarded, on account of unfair trade practice adopted by the opposite parties with large number of persons; and

vi) to award any other relief, as may be deemed fit and proper in view of the facts and circumstances of the present case.

Facts of the Complaint

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