STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION HARYANA FIRST APPEAL NO. SC/6/A/919/2018 HOUSING BOARD,HARYANA PRESENT ADDRESS - PLOT NO. C-15, AWAS BHAWAN, SECTOR 6, PANCHKULA. ,HARYANA.

.......Appellant(s)

Versus RAVINDER KUMAR CHAUDHARY PRESENT ADDRESS - R/O H. NO. 59, DWARKA PURI, SIRSA. ,HARYANA.

.......Respondent(s)

BEFORE:

MR. S . P . SOOD , JUDICIAL MEMBER MR. SURESH CHANDER KAUSHIK , MEMBER FOR THE APPELLANT:

MR. SIKANDER BAKSHI, COUNSEL FOR THE APPELLANT.

FOR THE RESPONDENT:

NONE FOR THE RESPONDENT.

DATED: 25/02/2026

ORDER

STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION HARYANA, PANCHKULA Date of Institution: 25.07.2018 Date of final hearing: 25.02.2026 Date of order: 25.02.2026 First Appeal No.919 of 2018 IN THE MATTER OF:-

Housing Board Haryana, through Chief Administrator/Chairman, Housing Board, Plot No.C-15, Awas Bhawan, Sector-6, Panchkula (Haryana).

...Appellant Versus Ravinder Kumar Chaudhary, Advocate, S/o Sh. Inder Nath, R/o H. No. 59, Dwarka Puri, Sirsa.

…..Respondent CORAM: SH. S.P. SOOD, JUDICIAL MEMBER SH. S.C. KAUSHIK, MEMBER Present:- Mr. Sikander Bakshi, counsel for the appellant.

None for the respondent.

ORDER

PER: S.P. SOOD, JUDICIAL MEMBER Delay of 82 days in filing of present appeal stands condoned for the reasons mentioned in application seeking condonation of delay.

2. In present appeal No.919 of 2018; legality of order dated 27.03.2018 passed by learned District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Sirsa (In short “District Consumer Commission”) in complaint case No.285 of 2017 has been assailed; vide which complainant’s complaint has been allowed.

3. Brief facts of the case are that Housing Board, Haryana advertized to provide the built-up modern flats of different size in different categories at Hisar, Bahadurgarh, Sirsa, Karnal and Jind on ‘Hire Purchase Basis’ and the period of registration was fixed from 02.03.2010 to 30.03.2010. Complainant got registered himself for purchase of Type-B (Stilts/ground + three storey) flat in Sector-19, Sirsa with tentative covered area of 460 sq. ft. The total tentative price of said flat was Rs.7.50 lacs with the condition that the amount payable with the application was Rs.75,000/- only i.e. 10% of the total tentative cost. Rs.1.15 lacs i.e. 25% of the total tentative price was payable after draw of plots. As per Note-6 of brochure issued by OPs, the flats were available for allotment/possession, tentatively by 31.12.2011/31.12.2012 and as per clause ‘g’ of General Conditions, if any applicant does not fulfill any eligibility condition, the registration as well as allotment of the flat shall be cancelled and 10% of the registration deposit shall be forfeited. Complainant deposited the required sum of Rs.75,000/- being earnest money with the application and he was allotted one flat in draw. Said draw was set aside by the Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana High Court vide order dated 01.05.2012. The Hon’ble High Court also ordered to refund the 15% of the amount deposited with the Board along with interest @10% per annum monthly compoundable. OPs refunded Rs.1,60,021/- to the complainant vide cheque No.602343 dated 31.12.2014 i.e. after two years and eight months of the order of Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana High Court. OPs again determined the list of successful candidates in draw with the consent of complainant which was held on 20.08.2015 for the allotment of Type-B plots at Sirsa. Complainant was again allotted one flat at Sirsa and was informed on 26.10.2015 to deposit Rs.1,15,000/- being 15% of tentative price within 30 days and also to pay the amount of ELC (enhanced land compensation) on the basis of demand raised by HUDA, which comes to Rs.2,38,987/-. Complainant deposited Rs.1,15,000/- and asked the department regarding ELC amount for which he was informed that if he did not deposit it within 30 days, it shall be recovered along with the monthly installments of the flat, so he did not deposit the ELC amount. When the ELC was made, complainant was supposed to be informed about th