Consumer forum slaps fine on Nagpur's Pankaj Constructions
Coming to the rescue of woman and her close relative, the Nagpur District Consumer Forum imposed a heavy cost of Rs 10 lakh on the builder for taking away her only means of survival and for physical and mental harassment. It is one of the biggest fines in the forums’ history, as per the lawyers practising there. A bench headed by president Shekhar Muley and members — Smita Chandekar and Avinash Prabhune — also ordered builder, Pankaj Constructions, through proprietor Pankaj Roshan Dhawan, to refund Rs 1.89 lakh, which they paid as down-payment with 12% interest from 2012. The builder was told to pay the entire amount within a month of the order or else, a surcharge of Rs 50 per day would be levied on him. The judges absolved of other respondents for lack of evidence against them.
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