ANMOL MONGIA AND SUNITA MONGIA vs OCEAN SEVEN BUILDTECH PVT. LTD.

ltHARERA $- eunuem,r BEFORETHE HARYANA REAL ESTATE RECUI.ATORY AUTHORITY, GURUGRAM Yoge$ v/loearivor R! dqh P{ aat \ \ShFesqrz 1.

Thnodershan dispos. ofall ih€ 4.omplar.6 dtled as above hted beto.r this authority in fdrm cRA und€r sedion 31 of th€ Real SstaE (R4ulatio. and D*elopnen, Ad, 2016 (hecinafre! referied as "the a.t,l read with ,ule 23 of th.

HaryaDa Real Estate (R€sulation and D4.lopme.rl Rutes, 2017 [heEinarter ErerEd as "the ruhc] rorviohiio.ofsetionl(4](4 or the A.t wh€.€in it is inter alla pf$ribed that thd prcnore! shal be Espo.sible for all its oblig:hons, Esponsibilities and tuncdo.s b the allotees as per the agleemenr for sale erecuted in@r se bd,en parhes. f}HARERA Samk*rm The cort rssu6 enamtiry from them are sinila. h natuE and the complalhan(sl in the above refelled matteE aE allotts or th. pbj{t, @mely, 'Expr.ssway T en" at Sator 109, CurugEm bdry ds€loped by th. respondent/prcmoter i,e.,ocean saen Buildtech PriEte LiDited. rh€ terhsandconditionsof thebuilderbuyelsagreemenBtulcruDof ineissue involvsd inall thesecases petuinsblatluEohthepadortheprcnoterb d.llver dnely possession of the uDiE i. quesiio., seekt.e awa.d of po$e$ion and delar€d pdssesslon .ha4s, The dettrLls ol the .on'plaits, rcply posession .lause, due dae consideralon, amouni paid uP, ioq ofier of posse$ion, tobl 3ale souaht are given in ihe table unir no dare of 4.eeme , ,@r6.F ltu&idErd r {, -bpm"6 ,o,ffi; l HARERA GURUGRAIvI ,6 il.

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FiT" i THARERA db cLrmrr,nm.r The afor.said complainb $ere filed by the .omplainant[, asain* the pronoter on i.count of vLolaloi of the builder buy.r's asreemenr exe.uted spect or sard unt for seekrg award ot po$esron and deliyed possession .harses.

It has bftnde.idcd to r.at the sa son the pan otuhe pro'norer/respondeil Ln terms ofsection 34(f) oftheActwhi.h maidrtes the authority toensurc complian.c or thc oblisations. lisations.asi upon rhe promdei the allot€{sla'd the ral e*atc agcnts undcr the A rhe radsoralld'ecoDplai.tsfiled bythecomplarn,n(t/allotee(sl r.e also similar. out ol the above.hentioied case, th. padicular orlea.l.as.

CR/5413/2023 tlde.l 6 vq*h V/s O@, Seven Butldrth Pvr Lrd. ztc qua posse$ion and delayed po$.sston cl[.gcs Prciect and unit relatcd details The pafri.ulax orthe proje.l thedebils orsaleconsidera!on rheamounr p,id L,y the.omplainait(sl, daE orproposed handing over the possesson t"i.g er", ;"o ..*ia"*\'ir*f"*fi"ins tne nsrts or th€ arocee(sl c8/s113/21t22 tiaed os vosesr!1! q!!! !!!!! pqg!!!!

6 of 2016 d.Ed 16062016 E[d upb 301 o12017 daEd 13.10.2017 h[d upro Grs per par no 33 of the .omDt,rhn 544sq fr (Carp*aa) & 100 !q.,i. (bat@try (tu Der Fse ho.

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HAI Gt tpr at 'r.t1 ptolt\ :hat1 n46sd t! bn.tctd ||rtttr 1 !tu^ ttont tht dab oI oppruwt ot buiairy ptuB d. 'nt oI d runDcnht de"rurc.. b a, h. dd.

01tun nrrctn tr rt{ t4t ir*en fmm rhe simila. prcjed of a simn tralen trom the sinirar po,ed or a sim't,r (car.urard tr I yuB frcm daE or sEnt of HARERT nodfistion no. e/3 2020 dated I}HARERA $- arnusqA[,a ffHARERA S-c rR|caAM The complalhant has ma& the develop the proied namely units Lnder the Affordable y toweE ' mnsistiDg of Esjde n tia I hpany whkh h.d und.na[€n ro and 100 sq. feerbar.ony Are,l ts$€dbyco,io\S dBrin'ura !le!ons!lera ll Thai the buyeas a8reemeDt wa erecuEd between the.omplainant antl responde.t on 27,07,2017 .lt is E*q4lly subn!red that the responde.r mi\.hiryouiv did nor m.hrion \i*ln. &Forh8rd,ng oler lne phyiLrt possession of the unit in the Agr*ment to sell bur it rs mendo..d in ih€ dau* no. s.2 ol the agement to sell that the compa.y shall sin@rely endearcr to .ohple the.on$rucdon dd ofid the posessioD orihe said u.ii withi. .ii withi. five yeaG rrcD date ofreceiving of hcnse. lll.

That$eEspdndeniobialnedbuildingplanappDvalon26.09.20l6[asper the detajls aEilable on rebsite of DltP) ahd r*.iwd .nvimnmental clearance on 30.11.2017.Th. r.spondent .an not overide clause 1(ivl of 26.0s.2020 for the p$je.b havins (tupe.redseramuDronpacsna T5orthe IIHARERA $-crrRrrcnAM Aflordable Housing Policy, 2013 relating to possesidn whi.h stipulaEsas ''All such ptoleca shott b. rcquned b be necesturttt conpteFd wikin |ourleotslro dote oJopptomt of britdins pton or snnt of envitunnentol cleonnce fiichew is lokr Thk ddb rholl be Elerftn b as th. ddb of [email protected] ol ke prcka tor the purpose olthe potiev" lV. l}at the above mention-"d clause shatt ovemde thd possesion time as Drennoned rry rhe respondcnt in ag entro sen sin.e the aSreemeni is nor ina..ordan.e wth rhed pletion stipulaEd lh .lause ltivl or theduedaEofpose5ronRtu rate p a fron sBr for the pe.io.l have entered inb i krnafrlc plan olrhe asreeDent to sell bur th. r€spondent had nqtd.d to @oplere the pDied trll date and .o consrrucnon owr ths p.oj<t )and.

MoENer th€ @Dplainant ls entul.d b seek InDut Ta Crdii ot GST puBuan e to rheoderdated05.11,2019h6sno.55/2019,qse d.ds"shnHardev slngh & ots. v/s M/s ocean sden Burldtsch P( Ltd., p.lsed by ihe Hon'hle The National Anri- Prcfite.riu Authodty. more rhan 95% of btal satc .onsideranon ofthe nat as per rhe piyhent ttHARERA S cLrnLrr*m,r vrl.

Thafihe Espondent under ctause 4.9trii) a.d (iv] ofthe asre.oenfto s.ll has demanded Labour Ca$ , VAT, WoIk Conkad Td, po@r Baclop chaqes . ?he same annot be lesally demad.d. v0l.

That theE is a delay of 23 months rn.ompledo. ofthe pmJect as on date fiom 30.11.2021io 30.10.2023.

The comptathant visit d s€.attim.s in tha omce of th.

Bpondent and se.t nuh.rcus ma,k.alUng upoh to complete ihe proied and handing ove. the pos*$jon bur g*e msjve Eply a.d oade lll.gftimare dehands of mon.y under the prter the .onsrudion.odhasEdneaboveburwerc rerused bythe. sed bythe.omptarnant Howaer rhe(omph'i:nt u as maybediEded by this no ay the lecirimate balancd demaM 0 efficacious Enedy aviilabl. bE dre Hon ble Authorie r.r r wilful breach olagreemenr to , 14 and 13 0t rhe REna ad there,nrc are l,abLe ro be.ompensated by the Espordent undd Hf R I.t Relief sou3ht by th€ mmplahani: Thc.omplaninr has soucht tollowing.etiefrsl: Dire.tthe rcspond.nt to handover physi.atpossesslon of ihe un8 tu exe.ute conveyan.edeed.fter offering vatid oflsr orpo$e$ion and ro paydelayposse$ion.hargesas pertheA.t.

Dre r\" '..oo.oenr ro moo r .dJ e\2 or. a bb. i\ r.e .rmetr.n Direct the respond.nt to nor ro .an.el the a orment peidins ad tu dlcatio. ihe present comptaint.

HARERA GURUGMM Dtrcct the rcspondent to restrain Ibn demanding labour es, %r, worl contEct t* , pomr Dacklp .haE€s and ho holdiog charyes or baintena.ce charE€s or interc$ b. lwied uDon th€ mDplatMnt.

Di@t the Espondeni b gire i.pu! d ccdit of gst by allowiog rctund wtr\ 'nrser .n Frml of order oaFo or ll l0lo pa\cd oJ Ho. ot" National Antip.ofi tee .gAuthont.

10.

On th. dat€ orhearin& tho authoriry exptath.d to the respond€nt/ p.omoter aboui the contravendons s alleced b have bss. .ommlfred jn rotarjo. b s{tion 11(4) Gl ofthe db plead Suil$ or notto pl.trdstritty. iii Tharthe liialECis cTElCTo hil.hhasbeei recejved bythe respondenr in February 2013.

Hcnc. rhe srrd daE ol pDjed is Feb 2013 and re{ covftl and NcT R€strldrdrons NCT say (3 mo.ihs applox. for dsry Tobl Time exrended io be exrended ac.ounts freeed & lrcense suspended rudertihetobe exrended aU rhe unfreezingof thea..ounts i.e.

Feb.

Nov E ffIABERA !S GLI?r(,aAM As per the table Btven ahove, the Snal date tor the complrtio. of consruction G Feb 25 in 6e the acounts aft unieezed by the compd.nt authonty on the date of nthS ihis repty, Fron Fsb 2023, the lrense hs been s$pended and aeounb hm ben fjeed by rhe DTCP Flnalprcjtrtcomple ondab [ircase pmjedhunfteezed) 6rrther time Muld berdded rlL unrrua nqrh.a..ounts cha. ounts cha.diga$ and HRERA cu!u8hm. nd ns isbrm.hb and : hlgc :nounr of Inialmenr :rong * is pending.

The.espondenr ha: d{ided on the basis olihese uDdi i.t rorthe rea$ns give. below [.r rer toddjurisdicdon 15 As per notifi.arion no.1/e2l2017.1rcPdated 1412.?017 i:sued by rown a.d counry Plahning Deparhnenr, the ju.isdi.iioi of Reat Esak Re3 u Lato.y Authoiq,, Curugrrh shallbe enrte curusram Disbrt tor,itL purpose\rirh offic.ssituated ri curugram.rr the presen! .r*, rh. prored ', quciion n stuated wtthin the pbtrning rrea ot curucEn Duri.r Thereforc,thhauthority hiscomptetere irori.rt ruisdi.tion tode!t t rh thapresent.omplaint.

E.u suble.t(lneriurisdicdon *HARERA S aJaLra,aAM 16. section 1(41(al or the Ad, 2016 prcvides that the proDoter shalt be responsible to the allofree a5 per a8reenenr ror sale section 11{al[a] is reprodu.cd as hereunder (4) rhN ptohab. idt (q) b .4po6rb lbt dtadts al'. re'ponahhe: ord tuEnors {ad-r the prc\],@\ at d,: Ad t .he abs and ut nq!bc rtdcaNqrne atdttheop tucnqpkt kdiu 34-rundttrs otee / hqi9l a0 d.\ t . "itre to 4,- .tP'_q , at ...

17 Sq in view of rhe provhions of the act quoted above, rhe authority has .omplete juisdiction to de.ide rhe compLaiit resadins no.{ompLrn.e oa obliea!ois by the promoter F.

Fhdlnss on the obl€ctions rdsed by rhe Mpondent: nr obje.tioDs Rsardhs force mte!r..

13.

The respondeit has firther subnitied thar suspenron ofthe tnenseaDd rreezing oraccounts, $ah1hg from Feb 2023 till d,te have fieated a zc.o time s.ena o for rhe respondent.

Funhermorq the find Ec n cTD/cTo which has been received by the respondent rn fdbruary 2013, hen.e the *atr dare orprojed r Feb 2013 However arrthe pleas advanced in thE re3ard are d.void ofmerits.As perchuse 1(vl ortheAfodabLe rrorins Pori.y,2013 ir E prescribed that"A srth ptojeea tholt be turuned b b? ne.*snity conpteted wnhin 4 leors ,on the date af apprawt ot builttrrtr plans ot grdnt ol rnannentot . annentot .teoronce, whtchever 6 latet T h is t1o t? :tro ]t be Elerc,1 b os the \tate aleannenenent atprajei" tar the pupos ol thx poli._/.

The r.spondent has obra,tred envtonment dearan.c and bu'ld'is {fHARERA if c,umnmM planapprovalin respect ofthe sald project on 30.11.2017 ed 26,09.2016 EsD..dvely.

TherefoE, the due dat. oI possesion ls bein3 aldlated 6om the dat. ofenvironmental cleard.e b.iq tatar.

Further, d .xtension of 6 months h gEnted to ths resDondent in vis oI notinenon ho.

9/3_2020 dated 26.05,2020, oh accou.t of outb.eakotcovld-19 DatulemrcThererore, theduedat of posessio. was 30,05.2022. as hr as the mntennoh of rhe Espondent w.fi th€ licene is concs.led the pblkt of the resD.ndent was suspended hy DTCI Haryana vide neho dated 23,02.2023, due b Btu violarions Dade by it in ma thehcen.eandthereafte! ce orthe terms and.ondtrhns oi El continui.g mola{ons or the b'o.Ao..o'heA.r.20.od h"re.pondF,..lF ropn'-.'h",nD,., was tueezed by rhts Authoiry vide oder dated 24022023 Thus, thr ortherLlotecs thsbanka..ountortherespondentret:ted ro rhepror..r promorer/respondent.annot be given any tenien.y on baseJ otaforestrLd reasons and it is we stded pdnciple tb.l a peMn cannot t kc b.n€6t of REo 19 Th.respondenrh15submi omplrlnr 6normJnErnrbl.rorthe dBed. , $dNopq.haolln ' I !E{de{!.d by qe eatu6 D rh. *mr or .ny drpuF.

The rtdry L.rlhr.Atto! dr lne rurEdnton o, rhe authority cannot be feteEd by the dlsrnce or an alb,hiton clause in rhe buy€r's ag.€eDent a u may be.oted th.t s.dlon 79 of the Ad ban rhe jurisdldlon ol cMl coutu abour dy natter whi.h t lk within thc puriss ot this aurhoruy, o. the Real Est t€ Appetlate Tribun.l.

Thus, d,e intennoh b Ender such dispuEs as non-aJ$iEable sems b bs cteai Also, sedion Bg ol dre Ad sars thar ths p@isioE of thls Act shall be ,I addjtioD to and noi in derqanon of th. provisions of any other law for the dn. being tn force. *HARERA 4- anLnnmr lu'rhr rhrrurho"to puL.4 rrp or cdlend oi,udgmpnb ol.np qonbl. sJpremeCoJn prnr'. oJn prnr'.rvr fiodonol \??dt.orpomUon Linited t q. lla.lh6udha, R..Mj & Anr (201?) 2 ,CC 506 wherein il has been held that t\e remedies prcvided under ths consumer Plot<tion A.t are in addition to and not in derogation olrhe other laws in force consequendy the authority would not h. bound to Erer pafties to .rbtEnon *.. if the ag.eement hetween the p.itles had ah arblhdo. clause TheErorq by applyhs same analo6, rh. prsence or a.bit.ation clause could not be .o.*rued to take away the jurkdidi Flnhei in anab Sln8h and r h..r MGF Land Lrd and otr., tr D.lh (NCDR.I h hed while conside.i'g th€ issue of maintainabirity of a omDlaint before a (on<uner forum/.omnEsron rh th. fad of.n dkr.nearn'hnon clduse in the builder buyer asEment, the hon ble slDEm€ coun h @e rr.ld, zs ,t/s Enm.

MCF laml Ld, U Altob S,rgn h N/sloa paftrol no.

2629- 3O/2OtA h cMl oppeol no.

215t2-23513 d 2011 dxld.n on 10,12.20 B ha uph€ld th€ aloKrd lu&.h.ntotNcDRc and d pwid€d inanicle 141 or the cocbtudoi olrndia, tne-yw3ec,laled b/ lhe suprem€ co!fr shall be blndl4 on all .outu wlthln the t€dtory of hdia d eodinsly, the autho.ity is bound by the afo.€said viry TheEroE, in viN of rhe above luqements ahd onslda h3 th. ptulsio. ottheact, the autho.i9 is orthe visw that complainant is well wtthh hls rtir to seek . speclal Bmedy aEilable iD a beneficial Act such as the Colsumer Prctection Act .nd RERA Ad, 2016 tmbad dtSorq tn fo. d fbihtro..

He.cq w€ haw no hesibiio. inholdiru that this authont hs rhe rcquisiteiurisdictionb en@turn rhe complaint and that th€ dispur do.s not Equirc to be refe.Ed io adltEdon F.Ill Obl..do! r.g..drq th. unit is e...rr.d.

21.

The rcsplndeDl in tts r.ply has stated the onplahaht has not paid outstanding inst.lmens ed a hug. amount of insbln nt along with lnter.* ts pendi.& The respotuteht has c cened tbe alldm.nt of rhe complai.ant unit a lon3 tlh. befoE.

However no docum.nbry Drcor is aeched ud anellation .Th.rcro.e this ple. otth€ r.sDond. € r.sDond.nt is hereby THARERA $, c,rmnnm Findines on d'e rcliefs soughr G.r Drre.ttherespondent hynalpoi*srononheun, ofierl4 valld or€r or ,OY h, 4?ry n@h at detq, chuse r(iv) ortheAffordable Housl 4sqt qnebbn eidh 1,.rb ton .he da@ ol aeerovat ot brhi@ pkns q srunt ol enwrcanqtul totl be etured b 6 d.'tut af ehherehqt olprcjed la. tht pr46. ald. pr4" 24.

Du€ dlre or hlnding ov€r of Dosscslon: As p{ claus€ 1(ivl or the afordahle Housins Pori.y,2013 itis prescnbed that'?ll rr.,r prole.a shar/ be Equned b be negsatilr ahplebd wikin I JdB Jnn the date at chuse r(iv) ortheAffordable HouslngPolicy,2013 pbvidesrorcomple.on ofallsuch prcjeds licensed u.der itand the sane h reproduced as under *HARERA !i$-crnrnnlr,r dppravdl oJ building pl,6 ot grunl ol envnmnenan deorunE, vhnhd.t 6 [email protected] da@ thott betqqrc.t ta osdE "doE af@nn ed tolptoject lor the pu.p6e of &is palicr. fie lespondent ha obtained envilonment .l.aEn.. ahd buildlng plan approval tn .€spe.t ol tn. sid project on 30,11,2017 and 26.09.2016 respe.lrvely, Therclors the due date of posseslon Is belh3.alcul.ted rroh the date of€nvlronmenul cl.aran.., beiog later.

Fu.thei an etensio. ol6 months is C.anted b the Espo.dent h vlew of hodfi.axon no, 9/3-2020 d.@d 26.05.2020, on account of rore, rh. due dak of poses'on rBcs at prescrlbed Bte or outb.eak or covid.19 pandebl B thai wheE an alldttee does not he shall be pard, by the pro0oter, e handingoverorposesion, at su.h ff.d und{ruh rsor,h. *..0.*,*0.*/S/*"r sbdlbapb@db''|.hhdnukbrdhafrks ||hth d-.stok turkoftr&anotn:noD tiae bnnt lor brdDs b tbz ererct p6rc.

26.

The legislature in ts wisdon in the subordinate lecislation under th. provhlon of rule 15 or the rules, has detemined the pr6.hbed rate or in terest Th€ mte oI interest so dete rm ined by th e legslaturc, is rcaso.able a.d if the said rule ls tollowed to award the interest, it will e.sure unilorm practte in all the cases. *HARERA gl GIRTGRAM 27.

Cons.qu€ndyas ErwebsneolthestateBa.kof lndiat.e.. lndiat.e.. the marBjml @st oI lendiry ab [n short, MCLR] as oh date i,e, 1&10.2024 is 9.1096.

Aeo.dingly the pEs..ib€d Ete o, tnt€Bt will be Daxlnal cost dt leDdin3 Ele +2% i.e, 11.10%.

2a The defiDilion or bm 'interest' as d.nnsd u.der sdon 2(zal ot the Ad pbvid€s that the EE ol inbEst chargeabte trom i],e .llo@ by the prcDote. in c6e ofd.tault shatl b€ equl b the Dte ofi.t res shjch rh. prcnoter shall be liable to p.y the allor*, in 6e of deLult. .rh. ete@nt .h:rged .t rhe pros.rtbed rate i.e, 1l $hich is the samear isbeinSgranted io Po$esnoncha.s.s.

I t0% by rhe .cspondent/prono(er the.omplain.nt in.ase or delayad RAM 30. on mDsideEnon ofthe documents available on record.nd su6Dnsions h.de by both the panis, the autho ty ts sa sted that dErcspondent ls td mnEave.tion of the sedron 11(41{a) ot the Ad by not handing over posessio. by th e due daE s per tha a8reenent By virtue or.l.us 1(ivl o f the Altordabl.

Housins Poli.y, 2013, the E3pdnds.r/prcDoter shal be .ece$arily reqrrr€d to complete tie conskuction ot th€ pm,ed withi!

4 yeas lrcn the date ofapprowl o, bulldlhs Dla.s or qmnr or environmental 29 Thercrore, 'nterc{ on lrom the.onplajnant shall bc HARERA GUnUGRAIT/ dearan.., whicherer is later.

Therelorq in view of the fidtngs give. abov., the due date olhanding over of pos.$io! was 30.05.2022.

However, the respondent has failed to handovs. po$ession oI the subiect .patuenr to the.omplajnant tlll the date ofthis ord.n Ac@rdiuly, ji j3 ihe hiluE ofth. respondeni/p.omoter to tulril us obligations and responsibitities 6 per the as.eement to hand over rhe poseston within tne s pul.t.d pe od Fuiher, tha authonty obsepes rhat therc G no do.unent on reco.d trom whl.h lt an be setuined as to whethe! the Bpondenr has applted fo. orupahon Grnfiat. or B hrt tetir .tus ot coB' ruction of rh. s ojfr ' Hen(..rh.\ plojed i: ro b" retldfiilti.qo'nq DroFd rd th.Dm6ion:ol rhe Act sha ll be applicab re equall date contained in se.ti.i ofpos€s on wh chever u orir) o r. orir) o r.iu:rhand'n3o!cr secnon 13(1) olrh?

A.t of 20r6 ,, ;".L::,*"1':,f.tffiRER+.1,, *" o* ", ^* *" pron'orer n uider.n oblis:rion e conv.yan.e deed ex{uted Ln f.vourof the comprai.ant. uft ereas as pei sddion 19t111 of rheActof 2016, the allo@ h also oblEabd to participaE bwards mgistration of the conveya.ce deed of the unlt ln questio..

Howevei there ls Dothing o! the record to show that the &spondent has applied lo. oc.uDation certlnat€ or what is the *.!us of ihe developmeot of the above.ms.tionsd proj{t. tn vlew dI the above, the lespondenr h diftdsd to handover posessron ofihe nat/unir and exeoe conveyance ded in favour otthe conplainant in terms of sedion 17(1) of th.

Ad of 2016 on payment ol stamp duty and rqistEtion charyes as appli..ble, wihin drree nonths atur obtahl.g ocepation cedi8.at.Imm the competent autho ty.

G.n Dtrect th€ rcspold.nt to 6odl,y .LN. s.z ofih. bb. s the em€ 13 h vlol.tlor of the poll.r.

33.

The omDlainaDvallotees havd tnvested ln tne prciect of the .esponde.t nadely Expres$ay Towe^ which n an addrdable Sroup housiru prcred l(ated in ssdor 109, Gurfiaon, The Drcject is .€sisieed vld€ ft3iskation IT HARERA # cLrnLrcmr,r on 27.072017 As per drus 34. lnthepresent.asethebuyer'sr e.r wzs *ecuted beeen the patues a8reemelt the respondent shall er the po$erion orrhe sr d HoL!ins Poliry, 2013 it ts Presoil prorects shall be requir.d to be nece$aily.o'npleted within 4 yeirs iio,i li .ases whcre the .omDlainan ,FI e inve$ed in a pmjed und.r .dludlcrbn tnc prescnl cobplaht 36.

Invidof hndingsinG.l thk rellef b*ame redu.dant G.lV Dl.d th. r6pordent to reclr fre6 dellEdhg labour @ss, Et, wrt ontEct tax, powr ha.kup .h..8€s a.d no holdha charg€s o. mhten.trce chargps or hEEst h€ levled upon th€ THARERA S- GrnucMM 37.

Th. domplaimnr has soudt the relief to pstrin the respondent from demahdlng l-abour Ces, VAT, wCT, power backup chaBes hotdingchargej and haintenarce chaeds. !

L.bour c€ss: ne Labources is tevied @ 1% on the con of .on$ru. of .on$ru.tio! incuiied by a! emptoyer as per rhe pDvisions or sedions 30) and 3t3t or rhe Buitdinc and othei coinrudion workeB welfare ces A..

1996 mad with Noti6.ation No. s0 2399 dated 269.1996 rris teied : oa .onnruction in.urred by 6 unde spaL'fr !und rois.

Espondenr builde. who G solely r.sponsible ror the dlsbunemeDt ol said amount. vATl rhe pDmoter ls endden b cha.Ce VAT frch rhe alloees lor the peliod up b 31.03.2014 @ 1.05% (one percent VAT + 5 D.rcent su..harye on vrIT] unds. the amresty scheme.

How*€q iI dre EsDondent opbd for compositlon leq, th€n akq the ln.ldene ofsuch tus shall ltHARERA $- arnrc,mu be borne by the Espondent onljz But if onposition sch.me is not avalled, VAT my be char8ed on pmpordonate bads subjecttotumkhiogofproofoih jn3 us a.ruat pay(eDt b tbe co'cerned Mtion Alrhoniy.

WIC (erk @ ra.r tar)r The comptahanrs aE $.king above hentioned reltet with rcspd to reskaln the Bpondent iiom demandiq wo.k ContEd T4 The authonty is oI rhe vi tI.r ths a[o@ js Defther .h mainrenanca/use/uririqi charses rrom rhe .omptainiil allot.esasperconsumption as pres.ribed in c egory. of rlre of li.e order dated 31.01 2024 Holdhg CharyE - Ths devetoDer shall .ot be en{tled to any holdi.gchaBes lhoush itwoutd be entitled ro inter.* for the period tfie paraen t is d.laysd.

Alsq holdhg .haqes shall ako not be charged by the prof,oter at any pornt or trhe *en aner betry pad or agreemenr s per law sert€d by the Hon'ble supreme Coun in cMl appeal no.

3864 3 Bag / 2020 da@d't 4.1 2.2020. *HARERA El GURTGRAM M.Int Ere Charls - As Der the ctarific.do. rcaardinS maintenaDce charges to be l.vied on adordahte sbup houdng prcjeds b3ing gikn by DTCe fiarr?m vtde ctanfidltn ao.

PF 27A/2024/367 6 dated 31.01.2024 it is very clearly hentioned that rhe u luy .harges (hnrjch in.hdes elecric,9 bil1, @b btu, properry tu ests colledion cha.ses or any Epair inside rhs indMdu.l f,ai ee) o. be cha4ed tbh rhe alloreB s per comuhptio.s.

A.cordinsly rhe respo.dent is dld.d to . dld.d to .har3e ths nainenan.s/use /utility charses tom rhe comDla lloteei as per.onsuhphois b:s s 39.

Thecomptainant has s Town and country Planiins, while f.aoiry rh€ cs-r taw ?

Leas dtuwn to the frd rhl seMcas T* Act, 2017, the ems is reprodu..d heEin below. 's4 an In. o an!.educ oh h nE oltax on on, slppty olstuds ot eflies of the benelt ot inpt tox @ait shotl be po*.] on ta de teipient bt M! al nnne$urue r*luctian in pnces.,' 40.

As per tbe zbove puision, the beoefir ot d r€ductio! or.tnDlt Td cedt, is requrr€d b be pssed onto th€ osromeB tn vie of se.flon 171 of HcsT/CCSt AO 2017. tn the deht, rhe EspondenvDbhds. has not spe.ifi.aly provided fo.

3n ltHARERA 4l ernuenm,r passed the benefit of tTC to the buye( of rhe unt ir conravention to thc prcvsio.s orseaioh 171(1J of theHcsrAct, 2017 Thealoreeisa ibery to approa.h the State screening conmfttee Haryana for initiarins proceedings under sedlon l71olths Hcfl,Act asainst the respondenc H, Drrecdons ofthe authorrry 41.

Hence, the authority her€by pa$es this oder and issue the folowing directions unde! sedio.37 or the Ad io enrure.omptia.c olobtisationi on ehttuned to rhe authon!, under and nrer€n ror elery month or deay shal h€ p]'d by rhe mdnth as per rule 16(2) otthe ru16, The rcspoident/pDmoter rhall ha.dovsr phrstdal po$6sion ol the nat/unlt and eE.ute conveyan s deed in hrcur dt the .omplaiun(s) in Erms or ssction 17(1) ortheactof2016 on payment of sump duty and rqtsthtton cha.ses 6 .DDljdbtq pmnoer ro the atloreeGl beroE torh ot the subsequent ITHARERA iT- crnucnrv within thre months afte. obtainiu o.tuFation certiflae tbh The.ohDlainan(, are djftd€d to pay outsundl.g due5 ifany, atur adlusEnent ofinteGt for the delayld perlod.

The Bpondent/ponoter shall not chaq. anything trom th. comdahah(, snrich is not lhe pad of $e aparhent buy./s a3r€ement or prcvided unde. the Atrord.ble Housins Policy, ! rmm the a[onee(, hy the e chaaed a he p.€scribed ?

NE HARERA GI]RI IGRAI.