FIRST ADDITIONAL BENCH

STATE  CONSUMER  DISPUTES  REDRESSAL COMMISSION,   PUNJAB

          SECTOR 37-A, DAKSHIN MARG, CHANDIGARH.

                   First Appeal No.826 of 2013

                                                          Date of Institution: 01.08.2013     

                                                         Date of Decision:  16.06.2016

1.      Balwant Garg aged about 40 years son of Sh. Om Parkash,    resident of House No.33, Park Avenue Colony, Faridkot.

2.      Parsottam Lal aged about 55 years son of Sh. Kesho Ram     resident of House No.159, Park Avenue Colony, Faridkot.

                                                                      Appellants/Complainants   

                    Versus

1.      M/s Saraswati Builders, Park Avenue Colony, Kotkapura-        Talwandi Bypass, Faridkot, Head Office M/s Saraswati     Builders,            3046, Sector 28-D, Chandigarh through its Partner.

2.      Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA),   Bhagu Road, Bathinda.

3.      Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA)    Bhawan, Sector 62, Mohali through its Chief Administrator.

4.      Government of Punjab through Secretary, Housing and Urban   Development , 15/5, Civil Secretariat, Chandigarh.

5.      Punjab Pollution Control Board, Nabha Road, Patiala through  its Chairman.

                                                              Respondents/ Opposite parties

First Appeal against order dated 11.06.2013 passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum,  Faridkot.

Quorum:-

          Shri J. S. Klar, Presiding Judicial Member.

            Shri.J.S Gill, Member

            Shri. H.S. Guram, Member

Present:-

          For the appellants               : Sh.Surinder Garg, Advocate        

          For the respondent no.1       : None

          For the respondent no.2&3  : Sh. Balwinder Singh, Advocate

          For the respondent no.4      :  None.

          For the respondent no.5      :  None.

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         J.S KLAR, PRESIDING JUDICIAL MEMBER :-

          The appellants of this appeal (the complainants in the complaint) have directed this appeal against order dated 11.06.2013 of District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum Faridkot dismissing the complaint of the complainant. The respondents of this appeal are the opposite parties in the complaint and appellants of this appeal are complainants in the complaint and they be referred as such hereinafter for the sake of convenience.  

2.      The complainants have filed the complaint U/s 12 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (in short, "the Act") against the OPs on the averments that they are residents of Park Avenue Colony Faridkot bearing house nos. 33 and 159. The colony was developed by OP no.1 on Kotkapura-Talwandi Bypass Road Faridkot by getting approval from OPs no.3 and 4 under Punjab Apartment and Property Regulation Act, 1995. OP no.1 is to provide roads, as per PWD specifications with arrangement of self flow of rain water, water supply system with one tubewell of size 10''x6'' up to 400 feet depth, one underground reservoir (UGSR) of size 60'x33' with working dept of 7' below ground level (BGL), one over-head storage reservoir (OHSR) of 50,000 gallon capacity up to 90' full supply level (FSL), capacity, an independent sewerage treatment plant of suitable capacity of FAB technology with provision of using the treated water for irrigating road side plants, open spaces, green parks etc within the colony through underground pipes and absorbing excess treated underground through deep soakage pits, laying of storm water, drainage system, street lighting with underground cable, construction of community centre and school and landscaping. OP no.1 has violated many terms and conditions of the agreement and has not provided civic amenities in the colony, a