1. The present Appeal has been filed against the order dated 11/10/2018 of Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chandigarh (for short "the State Commission") in Consumer Complaint No. 1074/2017. This Appeal has been filed by the Complainant alleging that he had asked for refund of the deposited money but the State Commission had ordered for registration of the sale deed. It is submitted that the project was declared illegal in the year 2009 since the licence of the developer, i.e. the Respondent, had expired and that the Tehsildar had declared on 16/02/2018 that no sale deed can be executed in respect of this project. It is therefore submitted that the order of the State Commission be set aside and that the entire deposited amount be ordered to be refunded to the Complainant along with interest. It is contended that the Complainant is ready to hand over the possession of the subject flat to the Respondent.

2. The Respondents have not attended the proceedings despite service and therefore, ex parte arguments heard on behalf of the Complainant.

3. The facts as narrated by the Complainant in the Complaint are that the Complainant is a software engineer by profession and