ORDER

1.      Heard Mr. Latif Pirani, Advocate, for the complainants and Mr. Ashwani Kumar, Advocate, the opposite parties. 

2.      Mrs.Chandra Satra and Mr. Jigar Satra have filed above complaint, for directing the opposite parties to (i) refund Rs.8199365/- with interest @18% per annum from the date of deposit till the date of refund; (ii) pay Rs.1500000/-, as compensation for mental agony and harassment; (iii) pay Rs.500000/-, as litigation costs; and (iv) any other relief which is deemed fit and proper in the facts of the case.

3.      The complainants stated that opposite party-1 was a Limited Liability Partnership Firm registered under Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 and opposite parties-2 and 3 were its partners. Opposite Party-4 and 5 were working as real estate brokers. Opposite party-1 was engaged in the business of development and construction of group housing project and selling its unit to the prospective buyers. Opposite party-1 launched a group housing project, in the name of “Crescent Bay”, at Cadastral Survey No.437 part, 440 part, 645 part, 646 part, 651 part and 854 part of Parel-Sewari Division, in ‘F’ South Ward, Mumbai, in the year 2015 and made wide pub