ORDER

R.K. Agrawal, President.—The present Appeal has been filed against the Order dated 27.03.2018 passed by the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Punjab, Chandigarh (hereinafter to be referred to as “State Commission”), whereby the Complaint filed by the Complainants was allowed and M/s. Skycity Builders & Promoters Pvt. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Opposite Party No. 1’) was directed to refund Rs.36,00,000/- alongwith interest at the rate of 12% p.a. from the respective dates of deposit till realization as per Rule 17 of the PAPRA; pay a sum of Rs.4,12,000/- received by the Complainant as an Assured Return to OPs and adjusted by the OPs in the account of OPs; pay Rs.1,00,000/- compensation for mental agony and harassment and pay Rs.21,000/- towards litigation expenses.

2. Brief facts of the case as narrated in the Complaint are that the Opposite Party No. 1 had launched a Shopping Complex Project under the name and style of “City Heart” (hereinafter referred to as the Project) at NH-21, Chandigarh-Kharar Road, Kharar. Alluring by the advertisements and the pictures shown of the Project by the Opposite Party, the Complainants entered into an agreement with Opp