Overview
- In mid-June 2026, multiple state and district consumer commissions issued orders that require developers to either hand over possession within set deadlines or refund buyers with interest and compensation.
- Chandigarh’s commission ordered a developer to repay Rs 36.36 lakh plus compensation after it found a flat was never delivered and a post-settlement default established deficiency in service.
- A Mohali bench told Preet Land Promoters to deliver a 15-year-delayed plot within two months or refund Rs 22.39 lakh with 9% interest and 12% interest for any further delay.
- The Maharashtra commission ordered Rs 1.05 crore back to a Mumbai couple after finding their allotted flat had been sold to a third party and the builder issued dishonoured refund cheques.
- Commissions are treating long non-delivery, resale of allotted units, bounced refund cheques and broken settlement promises as unfair trade practices and are using deadlines, stepped-up interest and joint liability of directors to strengthen enforcement.