ORDER

Ram Surat Ram Maurya, Presiding Member.—Heard Mr. Aditya Parolia, Advocate, for the complainants and Ms. Pallavi Sengupta, for the opposite party-1.

2. Opposite Party-1 has filed IA/3475/2020, on 09.03.2020, for leave to file additional documentary evidence, which is allowed. The documents attached with the application are taken on record.

3. The complainants have filed the aforementioned complaint for directing the opposite parties (hereinafter referred to as the builder) (i) to refund their principal amount of Rs.11900000/- along with interest @18% per annum, from the date of respective deposits till the day of its payment, (ii) to pay Rs.20/- lacs as the compensation, for mental agony and harassment, (iii) Rs.2/- lacs as the cost of the litigation and (iv) any other relief, which is deemed fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.

4. The facts, as stated in the complaint and emerged from the documents attached with it, are that the builder was a company and engaged in business of development and construction of residential and commercial buildings and selling its unit to the prospective buyers. In the year 2012, the builder launched a project of group hous