ORDER

R.K. Agrawal, President.—The present Consumer Complaint has been filed under Sections 21, read with Section 12(1)(c) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (for short “the Act”) by the Complainants, in the representative capacity, agitating their joint, personal as well as collective grievance against the Opposite Party, M/s. Sahara Prime City Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Builder’) for the inordinate delay in handing over possession of the Flats booked by them in the Project launched by the Builder in the name and style of “Sahara Grace Kochi” in the year 2007 in Ernakulam, Kerala.

2. Initially, the Complaint Nos. 969 and 970 of 2016 were filed by the four Complainants combined together in each of the cases. Thereafter, I.A. No. 5330 of 2016 was filed on behalf of the Complainants U/S 12 (1) (c) of the Act seeking permission to file the Complaint on behalf of eights Complainants and also on behalf of several other similarly situated Consumers. Vide Order dated 16.05.2017, the said Application was allowed and permission was granted to treat the Complaint as a Joint