Rejecting the plea of realty major DLF Ltd, competition appellate body COMPAT has allowed watchdog Competition Commission of India (CCI) to continue with its enquiry against the company, which is under the scanner for allegedly misusing its dominant market position.
DLF had moved the Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) against Competition Commission of India (CCI) for initiating a probe without hearing the accused.
"COMPAT has dismissed DLF's appeal that sought stay on the CCI enquiry against it. They had appealed under section 33 of the Competition Act saying that no enquiry can be initiated unless reasons are recorded to arrive at an 'opinion' that a 'prima-facie case' exists," an official said.
The investigations against the realtor is already complete, with the Director General having found DLF violating, besides others, Section 4(2)(a) of the Competition Act.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Demonstration
Faced with a double whammy of corrupt real estate builders and lethargic and incompetent civic agencies, the customers of Neharpar area of Faridabad, as it is also called Greater Faridabad, are going to collectively demonstrate outside the HUDA office from MOrning to raise their concerns and greivances, On 1st March,2011.
The Faridabad exchequer has collected crores of ruppees in the name of development charges from thousands of allotees of builder flats/plots from this region. similarly from builders for granting them licences to develop these townships in this area. BUt all that money has not been used to invest on infrastructural development of this region. There are no sector roads, no electrifaction work executed for this region, no water or sewer lines laid down in this area, No telephone lines laid, it has been learnt that HUDA has not even acquired the land laid down in its master plan of last decade, which was to be used for infrastructural development of this region. The bigger question for those thousands and thousands of people is how and when will this area be livable for them. They have already paid almost the entire cost of these apartments, but with no civic amenity these customers can not think of living atleast for the next three more years.That is a very optomistic forecast. The way work has been moving it does seem a difficult target.
The fact is, what is the fault of the thousands of people who have bought apartments in this area and have helped the faridabad exchequer raise crores of ruppees. Thousands of peoples loss is primarily going into the pockets of three agencies- 1) The real estate developer.2) DTCP. 3) HUDA
These people are gaining at the expense and loss of the thousands of customers who had been lured into believing of buying a dream home in the midst of bountiful greens.
An estimated ten thousand apartments are being constructed in Neharpar, easy to gauge that almost fifty thousand people lives hard earned money is at stake. That too, in NCR. Right under the eyes of the urban and housing ministry and the central govt.
The Faridabad exchequer has collected crores of ruppees in the name of development charges from thousands of allotees of builder flats/plots from this region. similarly from builders for granting them licences to develop these townships in this area. BUt all that money has not been used to invest on infrastructural development of this region. There are no sector roads, no electrifaction work executed for this region, no water or sewer lines laid down in this area, No telephone lines laid, it has been learnt that HUDA has not even acquired the land laid down in its master plan of last decade, which was to be used for infrastructural development of this region. The bigger question for those thousands and thousands of people is how and when will this area be livable for them. They have already paid almost the entire cost of these apartments, but with no civic amenity these customers can not think of living atleast for the next three more years.That is a very optomistic forecast. The way work has been moving it does seem a difficult target.
The fact is, what is the fault of the thousands of people who have bought apartments in this area and have helped the faridabad exchequer raise crores of ruppees. Thousands of peoples loss is primarily going into the pockets of three agencies- 1) The real estate developer.2) DTCP. 3) HUDA
These people are gaining at the expense and loss of the thousands of customers who had been lured into believing of buying a dream home in the midst of bountiful greens.
An estimated ten thousand apartments are being constructed in Neharpar, easy to gauge that almost fifty thousand people lives hard earned money is at stake. That too, in NCR. Right under the eyes of the urban and housing ministry and the central govt.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Era landmarks and it ulterior motives
The group formed of the consumers of the REDWOOD PROJECT will meet tomorrow to discuss the malicious and ulterior designs of the developer. since all dialogue has been blocked by the builder now its safe to understand that Era does not want to resolve our grevieances and concerns amicably. The last effort in which we had written to them has still not been answered and instead Era has started issuing cancellation letters.
Therefore tired of approaching Era and begging for our right for information, we are being forced to look at other alternatives to get redressal to our grievances and concerns.
Therefore tired of approaching Era and begging for our right for information, we are being forced to look at other alternatives to get redressal to our grievances and concerns.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
FRAUD BUILDER
NR Builders’ case: Bail plea of two rejected
Our Correspondent
Noida, March 4, 2006
After the Noida Authority lodged an FIR against the management of NR Builders for having sold flats in Sectors 48 and 142, there is total chaos.
While the bail applications of U. K. Kesarwani and Rajesh Jain have been rejected by the court, the builders of Kesar Gardens and Gulmohar Garden apartments are reported to be bringing in political pressure on the district administration and the police.
Kersarwani and Jain had collected the full price of land of three apartment buildings from the flat allottees but failed to deposit it with the Authority. Both owe Rs 10 crore to the Noida Authority.
N. K. Jain and Naseem Ahmed, managers of NR Builders, have been named in the FIR lodged in the Sector 20 police station. The builders are learnt to have announced a new scheme for Sector 142 also on a piece of land situated on the proposed Ghaziabad–Noida–Faridabad highway. This land is in the notified area, which is under the Noida Authority’s possession now.
This builder has also used the name of a cooperative housing society. But the price of the land has already been remitted to the office of the ADM, LAR, by the Noida Authority.
But N. K. Jain, MD of the firm, has claimed they have the documents pertaining to 3,622 hectares in the name of Consumer Protection and Housing Development Society. The CEO, Noida, however, stressed that this land had been notified and was in the possession of the Noida Authority.
Our Correspondent
Noida, March 4, 2006
After the Noida Authority lodged an FIR against the management of NR Builders for having sold flats in Sectors 48 and 142, there is total chaos.
While the bail applications of U. K. Kesarwani and Rajesh Jain have been rejected by the court, the builders of Kesar Gardens and Gulmohar Garden apartments are reported to be bringing in political pressure on the district administration and the police.
Kersarwani and Jain had collected the full price of land of three apartment buildings from the flat allottees but failed to deposit it with the Authority. Both owe Rs 10 crore to the Noida Authority.
N. K. Jain and Naseem Ahmed, managers of NR Builders, have been named in the FIR lodged in the Sector 20 police station. The builders are learnt to have announced a new scheme for Sector 142 also on a piece of land situated on the proposed Ghaziabad–Noida–Faridabad highway. This land is in the notified area, which is under the Noida Authority’s possession now.
This builder has also used the name of a cooperative housing society. But the price of the land has already been remitted to the office of the ADM, LAR, by the Noida Authority.
But N. K. Jain, MD of the firm, has claimed they have the documents pertaining to 3,622 hectares in the name of Consumer Protection and Housing Development Society. The CEO, Noida, however, stressed that this land had been notified and was in the possession of the Noida Authority.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
April 2010 TOI, Take a look!!!!!
PANAJI: The state consumer disputes redressal commission has directed a builder to pay an aggrieved customer Rs 5,25,000 with 12 per cent interest and Rs 25,000 towards compensation for harassment and legal costs. The builder, Sagar Builders and Real Estate Developers of Ponda, had appealed to the commission against the order of the North Goa consumer disputes redressal forum which had ordered the builder to pay the client, S Nadkarni, also of Ponda, compensation for deficiency in services.
Nadkarni had entered into an agreement with the builder wherein the latter was to construct and sell her a flat admeasuring 77.80 sq m with other specifications. The total consideration for the flat was Rs 5.5 lakh and Nadkarni was to pay Rs 5.25 lakh within 47 days from the date of signing the agreement.
Nadkarni’s complaint is that despite making the payments and following up with numerous oral requests and letters, the builder has not completed the flat. She said that she had taken a loan to make the payments to the builder and further complained that although the agreed area of the flat was 77.80 sq m, it was less by 3.90 sq m.
Nadkarni also complained that the doors were of poor quality and open casing electrical wiring was used instead of concealed wiring. She prayed that the builder be directed to hand over the flat with an area of 77.80 sq m, with all amenities as agreed upon in the agreement.
As an alternative, Nadkarni prayed that the builder be directed to refund the amount of Rs 5,25,000 and interest at the rate of 18 per cent till the payment of the said money. She also claimed an amount of Rs 50,000 for suffering mental torture and agony and the cost of the legal suit.
The builder, however, argued that the flat was ready for occupation even before the execution of the agreement and that Nadkarni had requested some additional works in the flat. The builder also claimed that Rs 88,000 was due to him from Nadkarni due to the additional work.
The district forum, however, ruled that there was deficiency on the part of the builder. The forum ordered the builder to hand over to Nadkarni the flat with an area of 77.80 sq m or, alternately, to pay her Rs 5.25 lakh with interest at the rate of 12 per cent from the date of receipt of payment till the date of payment made to Nadkarni.
The forum also ordered the builder to pay Nadkarni Rs 25,000 towards mental torture and harassment and legal costs. The builder appealed against the order before the commission. But the commission dismissed the appeal and upheld the order of the district forum.
Nadkarni had entered into an agreement with the builder wherein the latter was to construct and sell her a flat admeasuring 77.80 sq m with other specifications. The total consideration for the flat was Rs 5.5 lakh and Nadkarni was to pay Rs 5.25 lakh within 47 days from the date of signing the agreement.
Nadkarni’s complaint is that despite making the payments and following up with numerous oral requests and letters, the builder has not completed the flat. She said that she had taken a loan to make the payments to the builder and further complained that although the agreed area of the flat was 77.80 sq m, it was less by 3.90 sq m.
Nadkarni also complained that the doors were of poor quality and open casing electrical wiring was used instead of concealed wiring. She prayed that the builder be directed to hand over the flat with an area of 77.80 sq m, with all amenities as agreed upon in the agreement.
As an alternative, Nadkarni prayed that the builder be directed to refund the amount of Rs 5,25,000 and interest at the rate of 18 per cent till the payment of the said money. She also claimed an amount of Rs 50,000 for suffering mental torture and agony and the cost of the legal suit.
The builder, however, argued that the flat was ready for occupation even before the execution of the agreement and that Nadkarni had requested some additional works in the flat. The builder also claimed that Rs 88,000 was due to him from Nadkarni due to the additional work.
The district forum, however, ruled that there was deficiency on the part of the builder. The forum ordered the builder to hand over to Nadkarni the flat with an area of 77.80 sq m or, alternately, to pay her Rs 5.25 lakh with interest at the rate of 12 per cent from the date of receipt of payment till the date of payment made to Nadkarni.
The forum also ordered the builder to pay Nadkarni Rs 25,000 towards mental torture and harassment and legal costs. The builder appealed against the order before the commission. But the commission dismissed the appeal and upheld the order of the district forum.
consumer protection
Take a look this should only encourage you all...its a news piece from TOI..
NEW DELHI: If a shopkeeper doesn't give you a bill for your purchase, you may
soon be able to take him to court. At the same time, anything and everything you
buy can be challenged legally if it is found to be of poor quality. A product
need not be "hazardous" at the beginning to be "unsafe" later. Most importantly,
consumers will be able to receive extra money from consumer fora in case of
protracted litigation.
The central government is mulling a clutch of amendments to Consumer Protection
Act, 1986, to empower consumers and to inject transparency in the three-tier
consumer protection fora at the district, state and national level.
If accepted, the Act will make a shopkeeper not issuing cash memo or bills for
goods sold as guilty under the law. The possession of bill makes a consumer a
"bonafide" customer and its absence robs him of a stronger footing in courts if
he challenges a sale. It will henceforth be dubbed an "unfair trade practice".
The most consequential change may be the widening of the definition of "defect"
and "deficiency". While the Act clubs a few shortcomings in a product to qualify
as "defect", it is proposed to keep the definition open-ended -- by replacing
"means" which follows the spelt-out defects with "includes" -- to qualify any
unspecified flaw as defect.
The seller will in future have to give the buyer every bit of information about
a commodity. It is proposed that withholding information about a good, which can
influence the choice of a customer, should be treated as an offence.
The definition of "unfair trade practice" is to be expanded to include the
unforeseen modus operandi of traders as offences. It will allow the law to not
specify every unfair practice in the law.
The changes also seek to bring transparency in consumer courts with regard to
selection of presiding officers, filing of cases and discharge of justice.
Consumers will be able to file "cases online" in what is an attempt to empower
them.
A key proposal says that presidents or members in consumer fora should be barred
from pleading before them. This includes those who either held office in these
fora or wielded administrative control there. It is an attempt to stop any
unfair clout to be pedalled in the courts.
The Act seeks to empower consumer courts to award "interest" to compensate
consumers who suffer from prolonged court battles.
State commissions are to be given more power to be able to renew their own
orders if they notice factual mistakes in the records. The powers of judicial
magistrate first class will be more explicit under the Act.
The quasi-judicial three-tier consumer disputes redressal machinery -- national,
state and district -- have seen around 34 lakh cases filed till April 2010, of
which 30 lakh have been disposed of. The rate of disposal has been around 89%.
NEW DELHI: If a shopkeeper doesn't give you a bill for your purchase, you may
soon be able to take him to court. At the same time, anything and everything you
buy can be challenged legally if it is found to be of poor quality. A product
need not be "hazardous" at the beginning to be "unsafe" later. Most importantly,
consumers will be able to receive extra money from consumer fora in case of
protracted litigation.
The central government is mulling a clutch of amendments to Consumer Protection
Act, 1986, to empower consumers and to inject transparency in the three-tier
consumer protection fora at the district, state and national level.
If accepted, the Act will make a shopkeeper not issuing cash memo or bills for
goods sold as guilty under the law. The possession of bill makes a consumer a
"bonafide" customer and its absence robs him of a stronger footing in courts if
he challenges a sale. It will henceforth be dubbed an "unfair trade practice".
The most consequential change may be the widening of the definition of "defect"
and "deficiency". While the Act clubs a few shortcomings in a product to qualify
as "defect", it is proposed to keep the definition open-ended -- by replacing
"means" which follows the spelt-out defects with "includes" -- to qualify any
unspecified flaw as defect.
The seller will in future have to give the buyer every bit of information about
a commodity. It is proposed that withholding information about a good, which can
influence the choice of a customer, should be treated as an offence.
The definition of "unfair trade practice" is to be expanded to include the
unforeseen modus operandi of traders as offences. It will allow the law to not
specify every unfair practice in the law.
The changes also seek to bring transparency in consumer courts with regard to
selection of presiding officers, filing of cases and discharge of justice.
Consumers will be able to file "cases online" in what is an attempt to empower
them.
A key proposal says that presidents or members in consumer fora should be barred
from pleading before them. This includes those who either held office in these
fora or wielded administrative control there. It is an attempt to stop any
unfair clout to be pedalled in the courts.
The Act seeks to empower consumer courts to award "interest" to compensate
consumers who suffer from prolonged court battles.
State commissions are to be given more power to be able to renew their own
orders if they notice factual mistakes in the records. The powers of judicial
magistrate first class will be more explicit under the Act.
The quasi-judicial three-tier consumer disputes redressal machinery -- national,
state and district -- have seen around 34 lakh cases filed till April 2010, of
which 30 lakh have been disposed of. The rate of disposal has been around 89%.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Divine court group
This is To inform all that the Divine court Group of customers, are meeting today at 14:30hrs at noida. This meeting is called after all efforts to get Era Landmarks to give in writing the status of all basic amenities have failed. Era has refused to acknowledge all requests send by the group to have a meeting with the management, so that these issues could be resolved by dialogue.
Hence left with no choice the groups leaders have called a meeting of all members to deliberate on all the ground realities, so that they can make Era deliver on all its original promises, Thanks.
Hence left with no choice the groups leaders have called a meeting of all members to deliberate on all the ground realities, so that they can make Era deliver on all its original promises, Thanks.
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