Navi Mum builder penalised for selling booked flat; faces ₹2.2 lakh fine

The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC) has dismissed the appeal of a Navi Mumbai builder and upheld the order against her for “deficiency in service” and “unfair trade practice” in a nearly two-decade-

- Pranali Lotlikar

old dispute over a booked flat.

The commission, led by Justice SP Tavade, directed the builder, Kamal B Deshmukh, proprietress of M/s Vighnahar Construction, to either hand over the originally booked flat or a reserved alternative unit to the complainant, Minakshi Ankush Kekan, along with a total of Rs2,20,000 in compensation for mental agony and other costs.