Nagpur consumer court rules in favour of homebuyers, calling the builder’s retention of money “unjust enrichment”.

A Nagpur consumer court has ordered a real estate developer to refund ₹3 lakh to a couple along with 9% annual interest from October 27, 2017, after a delayed housing project forced them to cancel their flat booking. The Additional District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has also directed the firm to pay ₹30,000 as compensation for mental harassment and ₹10,000 towards legal expenses.

The couple, both medical practitioners, had booked a flat worth ₹79.27 lakh in 2015 in a project located on Besa–Pipla Road. They paid ₹1 lakh at the time of booking on October 27, 2015, followed by ₹2 lakh on February 29, 2016. As construction continued to lag, they cancelled the booki

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