Summary:
In her complaint in 2014, Nidhi Sharma informed the consumer forum that she was duped by the builder, who sold the flat she had booked to someone else. BHOPAL The district consumer dispute redressal forum (CDRF) on Tuesday directed a noted builder and developer of Bhopal to return the entire booking amount given to the company by a woman flat buyer along with an interest of 18 per cent. Therefore pay a sum of Rs 5.5 lakh with 18 per cent interest for the physical strain and mental agony suffered by the consumer. Also pay a sum of Rs 2000 towards cost of this petition," the bench stated in its order. The forum observed that since the property was sold to a different customer, the builder has to refund the full booking amount along with interest of 18 per cent and an additional Rs 2000 as mitigation charges..