No matter how attractive or appealing something may look on paper, it is of no use whatsoever if it does not achieve its objective, and worse when it actually harms the very cause it is supposed to espouse. This is the case with the Consumer Protection Act 2019 which comes into effect from today, repealing…
Consumer Protection Act 2019 The new Consumer Protection Act 2019 has been notified and will take effect from 20 July 2020. The old Act will stand repealed. However, pending cases will not be effected. The new Act, Rules and other Govt. notifications are available at he following site: https://consumeraffairs.nic.in/acts-and-rules/consumer-protection
NO AGREEMENT FOR SALE, NO REFUND, RULES MAHARERA Brief Facts A group of 15 persons who had booked flats in JVPD Properties Pvt. Ltd. (commonly known as Bhagtani group) Serenity project in Powai filed a complaint with the MahaRERA, Mumbai claiming refund of the amounts paid by them to the builder together with…
Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Maha RERA) RERA has effectively started functioning in Maharashtra. Maharashtra Government had established Maha RERA on March 8, 2017 for regulation and promotion of real estate sector in the state, with its headquarters in Mumbai. The RERA act, lays rules and regulation for the real estate sector. It is…
Duty of Builder : To pay Interest and compensation for delayed possession; builder liable to hand over areas shown open in the original plans (even if the constructions are made with the approval of the Municipal Corporation) and that no fees can be collected for car parking spaces. In CONSUMER CASE NO. 1479…
Probe cases on builders in 90 days, says Bombay High Court THE ASIAN AGE. | KALPESH MHAMUNKAR Published Nov 20, 2016, 1:09 am IST Updated Nov 20, 2016, 7:20 am IST The Bombay High Court expressed surprise that two years has been completed but a charge sheet had not been filed yet. Mumbai: If the police officer investigating…
In their order dt. 7 October 2016, The NCDRC has passed a detailed order interpreting Section 12(1)(C) of the Consumer Protection Act, allowing home buyers who have invested in a project to be automatically made party to any case filed against a builder. Referred to as a representative lawsuit, this can only be done…
The Consumer Forums are taking a much needed tough stand against erring builders who think they are above the law and are resorting to all kinds of unfair and illegal practices… Swati Deshpande| TNN | Updated: Sep 23, 2016, 08.08 AM IST MUMBAI: The Maharashtra State Consumer Commission has come to the…
MOFA Act, 1963 is a powerful Act with stringent provisions against erring builders. The various provisions contain imprisonment of 3 years, and fine, etc. In certain circumstances involving breach of trust, the sentence of imprisonment can go upto five years.. The offences are both cognizable as well as non bailable. For the first…
Jun 2, 2016 Justice H L Dattu, Chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said: “NHRC is a toothless tiger. We painstakingly investigate human rights violation cases, sometimes in remote areas, with our limited resources. The evidence collected is put to forensic judicial adjudication by its chairman and members, who are former judges….
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