NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION NEW DELHI REVISION PETITION NO. 391 OF 2021 (Against the final order dated 05.02.2021 in Appeal No. 581/2019 of the State Commission, Punjab at Chandigarh)

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HGFIEmDCpBroAvement Trust, Branala, District Barnala through its Executive Officer.

2. Chairman, Improvement Trust, Barnala, District Barnala ... Petitioners Versus Bhupinder Singh son of Chetan Singh, Resident of Village Aspal Khurd Post Office Kotduna, Tehsil and District Barnala ... Respondent REVISION PETITION NO. 392 OF 2021 (Against the final order dated 05.02.2021 in Appeal No. 611/2019 of the State Commission, Punjab at Chandigarh)

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Improvement Trust, Branala, District Barnala through its Executive Officer.

2. Chairman, Improvement Trust, Branala, District Barnala ... Petitioners Versus Bhupinder Singh son of Chetan Singh, Resident of Village Aspal Khurd Post Office Kotduna, Tehsil and District Barnala ... Respondent REVISION PETITION NO. 393 OF 2021 (Against the final order dated 11.02.2021 in Appeal No. 238/2020 of the State Commission, Punjab at Chandigarh)

Improvement Trust, Branala through its Executive Officer ... Petitioner Versus Mandeep Singh Ghai, son of Sh. Surinder Singh Ghai, Resident of House No. 209, Mahesh Nagar, Handlaya Road, Barnala, Tehsil and District Barnala ... Respondent REVISION PETITION NO. 394 OF 2021 (Against the final order dated 11.02.2021 in Appeal No. 260/2020 of the State Commission, Punjab at Chandigarh)

Improvement Trust, Branala through its Executive Officer ... Petitioner Versus Bhola Singh, aged 52 years, son of Sh. Bhura Singh, Resident of Village Kaleke, Tehsil and District Barnala. ... Respondent REVISION PETITION NO. 395 OF 2021 (Against the final order dated 11.02.2021 in Appeal No. 267/2020 of the State Commission, Punjab at Chandigarh)

Improvement Trust, Branala, District Barnala through its Executive Officer ... Petitioner Versus Mandeep Singh Ghai, son of Sh. Surinder Singh Ghai, Resident of House No. 209, Mahesh Nagar, Handlaya Road, Barnala, Tehsil and District Barnala ... Respondent REVISION PETITION NO. 396 OF 2021 (Against the final order dated 11.02.2021 in Appeal No. 268/2020 of the State Commission, Punjab at Chandigarh)

Improvement Trust, Branala through its Executive Officer ... Petitioner Versus Bhola Singh, aged 52 years, son of Sh. Bhura Singh, Resident of Village Kaleke, Tehsil and District Barnala. ... Respondent BEFORE:

HON’BLE AVM JONNALAGADDA RAJENDRA, AVSM VSM (Retd.), PRESIDING MEMBER HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR MENDIRATTA, MEMBER For the Petitioner (s): Mr. Neeraj Sharma, Advocate (VC)

Mr. Jugual Kishor Gupta and Ms. Sonu Kumari, Advocates For Respondent (s): Mr. Parikshit Mahipal, Advocate (VC)

in RP/391/2021 & RP/392/2021 Mr. Rajat Sharma, Advocate in RP/393/2021 & RP/395/2021 Mr. Vikram V. Minhaj, Advocate in RP/394/2021 & RP/396/2021 Dated : 01.12.2025 HGFEDCBA ORDER

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These Revision Petitions are filed under Section 21 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (“the Act”), against the Orders dated 05.02.2021 and 11.02.2021 passed by the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Punjab (“State Commission”) in FA/581/2019, FA/611/2019, FA/238/2020, FA/260/2020, FA/267/2020 and FA/268/2020 respectively allowing the Appeals filed by the OPs against the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Barnala (“District Forum”) orders dated 30.07.2019, 30.06.2020 and 21.07.2020 in CC/168/2017, CC/135/2019, CC/220/2019 respectively.

2. For the convenience, the parties are referred to as placed in the First Appeals filed before the State Commission.

3. Since the facts and questions of law involved all aforementioned Petitions are substantially similar, these Petitions are being disposed of by this common Order. Nevertheless, for ease of reference, RP 391 of 2021 is being considered as the lead case, and the facts outlined below are derived from Consumer Complaint No. 138/2017.

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The matter pertains to allotment of LIG Flats to the Complainant/

Respondent wherein the Co