ADDITIONAL BENCH STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION, PUNJAB, DAKSHIN MARG, SECTOR-37 A,CHANDIGARH Date of institution : 04.10.2022 Reserved on : 18.02.2026 Date of decision : 10.03.2026 Gurmeet Singh aged around 49 years S/o Sh. Harjinder Singh, R/o H.No.155, Block-G, Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar, Ludhiana …..Appellant/complainant Versus

1. The Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority, Ferozepur Road, Ludhiana through its Estate Officer.

2. The Chief Administrator Officer, Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority, Ferozepur Road, Ludhiana.

….Respondents/Opposite parties First Appeal under Section 41 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 against the order dated 20.06.2022 passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Kapurthala, Camp Court at Ludhiana, in RBT/CC/779/2016 Quorum:-

Mr. H.P.S. Mahal, Presiding Judicial Member Mrs. Kiran Sibal, Member Present:-

For the appellant : Sh. Abhimanyu Kalsy, Advocate For respondents : Sh. G.S. Arshi, Advocate KIRAN SIBAL, MEMBER The present appeal has been filed by the appellant/

complainant against the impugned order dated 20.06.2022 passed by District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Kapurthala, Camp Court at Ludhiana, (in short, “the District Commission”), whereby the complaint filed by complainant against opposite party (in short ‘OP’), under Section 12 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, was partly allowed while granting the following relief:-

“13. Since initially the OPs went wrong, as such, we partly allow this complaint and direct the OPs to correct their records in the name of complainant Gurmeet Singh and in such event, the complainant would deposit the remaining amount of the bid @8% per annum till it is fully paid from the date when it was to be paid……….”

3. It would be apposite to mention that hereinafter the parties will be referred, as have been arrayed before the District Commission.

4. Brief facts for the disposal of the appeal, as set out in the complaint, are that the OP called the general public to participate in an auction of residential plots at Urban Estate, Dugri, Ludhiana and the complainant through his representative, Mr. Jatinder Gupta participated in the said bid by depositing an amount of Rs.50,000/-. The complainant through his representative gave the highest bid for plot No.423 measuring 200 Square yard and the OP after accepting the bid allotted the said plot in question in his favour. The total sale consideration of the plot was Rs.63,20,000/- out of which the complainant deposited an amount of Rs.6,32,000/- being 10% of the total sale consideration, vide receipt No.35 dated 19.04.2012. The complainant further deposited an amount of Rs.9,48,000/- i.e. 15% of the total sale consideration, vide receipt No.39 dated 21.05.2012. Accordingly, the complainant paid a total sum of Rs.15,80,000/- towards the sale price of the plot in question as per the terms and conditions of the auction. Thereafter, the complainant repeatedly visited the office of the OP and requested to issue allotment letter of the said plot, but the OP failed to issue the allotment letter qua the plot in question. The complainant also served a legal notice through his counsel upon the OP and requested to issue the allotment letter but all in vain. Alleging deficiency in service on the part of the OP, the complainant filed consumer complaint before the District Commission and sought directions against the OP to issue allotment letter of plot No.423, Urban Estate, Dugri, Ludhiana in favour of the complainant and hand over the vacant possession of the said plot and further to pay Rs.2,00,000/- as compensation; besides Rs.50,000/- towards cost of litigation. Or in the alternative the OP be directed to refund the amount of Rs.15,80,000/- along with interest at the rate of 18% p.a.

from the date of deposit till its realization.

5. Upon notice OPs appeared through counsel and filed written reply, wherein they raised certain preliminary objections, which are not required to