IN THE TAMILNADU STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION, CHENNAI.

Present:    HON’BLE THIRU. JUSTICE.  R. SUBBIAH ,                        PRESIDENT

               TMT. Dr.S.M.   LATHA  MAHESWARI,                                      MEMBER  

C.C.No.208/2018

   THE 13^th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2021.

                                                                        Complaint filed on: 12.11.2018      

                                                                        Orders Pronounced on: 13.09.2021

Raja Ravi Shankar,

S/o. R. Sampath Kumar,

55, Rue Du 12 Fevrier,

94 800 Villejuf, France

Being represented by his father and power agent

R. Sampath Kumar,

S/o. A.D. Rangadurai,

Old No.21, New No.41, Arunachala Street,

Chintadripet,

Chennai – 600 002.                                                                                                                                                Complainant 

                                                                                         Vs      

M/s. AMAR  PRAKASH  DEVELOPERS  PRIVATE  LIMITED,

Being represented by its Director,

No.42, Rajendra  Prasad Road,

Nehru Nagar, Chrompet,

Chennai – 600 044.                                                                                                                                               Opposite Party 

Counsel for the Complainant        :  M/s. V. Manisekaran,   Advocate.    

Counsel for the Opposite Party     :  Ex-parte     

             This complaint is coming before us for final hearing today, on 13.09.2021 and on hearing the arguments of both sides and on perusing the material records, this Commission made the following,

ORDER

HON’BLE THIRU. JUSTICE R. SUBBIAH, PRESIDENT (Open Court).    

1.          This complaint has been filed by the complainant under section 17, r/w section 12 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 against the opposite party for a direction to the opposite party

a)     to hand over the residential flat bearing Apartment/Unit No.F-102, First Floor, Block No.F, Phase-I, Temple Waves, Kundrathur, Chennai, flat measuring about 911 sq.ft build up areas along covered car parking to the complainant,

b)    to deduct the maintenance charges which was paid in advance by the complainant from the date of handing over the schedule Flat.   

          c)      to pay the excess amount of Rs.2,775/- to the complainant.

d)      to pay all the electricity bills which were not consumed by the complainant till the handing over of the schedule Flat.

e)      to pay a sum of  Rs.49,00,000/- as compensation to the complainant.  

2.       The gist of the complaint averments are as follows;-   The complainant is residing in France.  In the year, 2014 when he arrived at the exit of the Chennai Anna International  Airport  received brochures of the project “ Temple Waves” launched by the opposite party at Kundrathur, Chennai from the sales representative of the opposite party.  Since the complainant was interested in purchasing a flat he registered his contact details with the representatives of the opposite party. After two days, the complainant received a call from the opposite party to visit their site.  Hence, the complainant along with his father and power agent visited the site and they were impressed by the location etc. Therefore, the complainant wanted to purchase a flat in the said project through home loan. Hence, the opposite party introduced the complainant to HDFC Home Loan service representative who was also present at the site who explained the details of the home loan to the complainant.  The complainant booked a residential flat in the first floor measuring about 911 sq.ft bearing apartment/unit No.F.102, Block No. F, Phase -1, Temple Waves land situated at Kundrathur Village, Sriperumpudur Talauk, Kancheepuram District in the said project with a covered car parking for a total cost of Rs.31,81,751/- towards cost of construction of the apartment/unit inclusive of pro rata cost of procurin