Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Condonation of Delay Petition in Consumer Appeal

 

 

District : South 24 Parganas.

 

Before the Hon’ble State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, West Bengal, 11A, Mirza Ghalib Street, Kolkata – 700087.

 

 

                                                          Complaint Case no. _____of 2015.    

                            

                                                          In the matter of :

                                                         

An application for Condonation of delay under Section 24A of the Consumer Protection Act’ 1986, and rules made there under;

 

A N D

 

In the matter of :

 

1)   Shri Tushar Chatterjee, Son of Late Shri Kanailal Chatterjee, residing at premises being no. 2/45, Arabinda Nagar, 3rd Floor, ( Nr. Golf Green ), Post Office – Regent Park, Kolkata – 700 040.

 

2)   Shri Rebati Chatterjee, Son of Kanai Lal Chatterjee, residing at premises being no. 430, Motilal Gupta Road, Police Station Haridevpur, Kolkata – 700008, District South 24 Parganas.

 

3)   M/s. Chatterjee Engineering, a partnership firm, presently having office at premises no. 301, Crystal Fins, 19-Kirti Kunj Society, Nr. Jeevan Bharati School, Karellbaug, Vadodra – 390018, Gujarat.

 

                             _____Petitioners / Complainants.

 

-       Versus –

 

1.   Sri Debashis Barat, Son of Shri Prasanta Kumar Barat, residing at premises being no. 9A, Narishinga Dutta Road, Barisha, Police Station – Haridevpur, Kolkata – 700008, District South 24 Parganas.

 

2.   M/s. Barat Constructions Private Limited, having it’s registered office at premises being no. 9A, Narishinga Dutta Road, Barisha, Police Station – Haridevpur, Kolkata – 700008, District South 24 Parganas.

 

3.   Barisha Taruchhaya Welfare Association having it’s office at premises being no. 9, James Long Sarani, Police Station Thakurpukur, Kolkata – 700008, District South 24 Parganas.

 

________ Respondents / Opposite Parties.

 

 

The humble petition of the above named petitioner / Complainant, most respectfully;

 

Sheweth as under :

 

1.    That the present complaint is filed after the prescribed period as enumerated under the provision of section 24A of the Consumer Protection Act’ 1986.

 

2.    That the Complainants herein being desired of acquiring one self contained residential flat on ownership basis have approached the respondent nos. 1 and 2 herein and the respondents has accepted the said offer of the complainant herein and agreed to sell one self contained residential flat measuring super built up area of 960 Sq. ft. more or less on the Ground Floor, being Flat no.1, in Block – A, of the multi storied building complex named as “TARUCHAYA” together with proportionate undivided impartible share or interest in the said land at premises being no. 9, James Long Sarani, Kolkata – 700008, together with undivided proportionate share or interest of common spaces situated and lying within the limits of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Ward no. 123, Borough No. XII, at the Consideration of a sum of Rs. 24,00,000/- ( Rupees Twenty Four Lakhs ) only.

 

 

3.    That the Complainants paid the said Consideration money as on 16-04-2012, Rs. 4,00,000/- ( Rupees Four Lakhs ) only, vide RTGS of UBI, Nizampur Branch, being no. 722310, and further of Rs. 20,00,000/- ( Rupees Twenty Lakhs ) only, vide Cheque being no. 720988, drawn on ICICI Bank Limited, Badodra Branch, dated 25th day of April’ 2012, to the Respondent nos. 1, and 2, herein, developer.

 

4.    That on the receipts of such consideration money of Rs. 24,00,000/- ( Rupees Twenty Four Lakhs ) only, the Developer herein made DEED OF CONVEYANCE as on 25th day of April’ 2012, in respect of one self contained residential flat measuring super built up area of 960 Sq. ft. more or less on the Ground Floor, being Flat no.1, in Block – A, of the multi storied building complex named as “TARUCHAYA” together with proportionate undivided impartible share or interest in the said land at premises being no. 9, James Long Sarani, Kolkata – 700008, together with undivided proportionate share or interest of common spaces situated and lying within the limits of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Ward no. 123, Borough No. XII, Police Station Haridevpur, District South 24 Parganas, in favour of the Complainant, vide Deed being no. 4694 for the year 2012, dated 30th April’ 2012, but did not deliver the physical possession of the said flat.

 

5.    That the Complainants visited the office of the Respondent no.2, herein and the residence of the Respondent no.1, herein and requested for delivery of physical possession of the said Flat, and the Respondent nos. 1, and 2, on all and every occasion assured to deliver the physical possession of the said flat but did not do so, and said that some proceeding is going on with the KMC for regularization of the building plan and as soon as the said proceeding finally decided the respondents will deliver the physical possession of the said flat to the complainant. It is pertinent to state that the Developer being the Respondent nos. 1, & 2, did not even provide Possession letter of the said flat to the Complainant.

 

6.    That thereafter in the month of May’ 2014, the Respondent nos. 1, and 2, provide a copy Order of KMC passed by Shri Nomit Mutsuddi, Special Officer ( Building ), K.M.C. in Demolition Case No. 19-D/XIII/2013-14, Br. XIII ( K.M.C. Versus Mr. Debashis Barat ), proceeding under Section 400(1) & 416 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act’ 1980, in respect of premises being no. 9, James Long Sarani, passed the final order as on 12-04-2014, and assured to regularize in accordance with the said order and deliver the physical possession of the said flat to the complainant.

 

7.    That  Shri Nomit Mutsuddi, Special Officer ( Building ), K.M.C. in Demolition Case No. 19-D/XIII/2013-14, Br. XIII ( K.M.C. Versus Mr. Debashis Barat ), proceeding under Section 400(1) & 416 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act’ 1980, in respect of premises being no. 9, James Long Sarani, passed the final order as on 12-04-2014, as “ a) The P.R. is directed to demolish the unauthorized toilet and asbestos shed constructed in the drive way as shown in the prĂ©cis as well as demolition sketch plan by red colour, within 30 days from the date of the communication of the order, in default, the KMC authority is at liberty to demolish the same at the cost and at the risk of the P.R. b) The P.R. is directed to restore the portion of the Car Parking space at the ground floor in Block – A, in the captioned premises in its original position after demolishing the structure standing there on within 30 days from the date of the communication of this order, in default, KMC authority shall stop such unauthorized change of use applying the provision of Section 416(10) of KMC Act’ 1980. C) that no order for demolition is hereby passed in respect of remaining unauthorized constructions subject to complying the following preconditions, within 30 days from the date of the communication of this order. Those conditions are (1) P.R. must produce a certificate from KMC paneled structural Engineer certifying that the structural stability and the foundation of the impugned constructions are safe and sound and the materials used as well as workmanship are as per the latest edition of N.B.C. of India, (2) he must furnish an affidavit declaring on oath that he will not make any construction whatsoever in the impugned premises without prior sanction from the KMC authority and (3) he must pay the necessary retention charges of the  KMC  as calculated by the department in a separate sheet of paper attached and supplied with this final order. On non compliance of either of the conditions within the above stated specified period the KMC authority shall demolish the same at the cost and at the risk of the P.R.

 

8.    That on and after expiry of substantial period of time, the complainants in believe that the respondent nos. 1, and 2, are not at all wishes to deliver the physical possession of the said flat. It is pertinent to state that the said flat and constructions thereof are still there and there are no demolitions has ever been occurred till date, in accordance with the said order of the KMC.

 

9.    That the Respondent nos. 1, and 2, did not communicate anything thereafter about the compliance of the Order of the KMC and others information related  thereof, therefore the complainants are not in knowledge about such compliance in accordance with the Order of the KMC.

 

10. That the Respondent no.3, and its members are claiming that the subjected flat is an unauthorized construction and made in violation of the sanctioned building plan, and therefore they resisted and obstructed to enter into the said constructed flat at ground floor of Block A of the said premises being no. 9, James Long Sarani, Police Station – Thakurpukur, Kolkata – 700008, District South 24 Parganas.

 

11. That the respondent no.3, herein institute one proceeding under Section 144(2) of Cr.P.C. before the Learned 2nd Court of Executive Magistrate, at Alipore, South 24 Parganas vide M.P. no. 469 of 2015, praying inter alia the obstruction of entrances of the complainants at the premises being no. 9, James Long Sarani, Police Station – Thakurpukur, Kolkata – 700008, District South 24 Parganas.

 

12. That the Complainants solely seeks to get the delivery of physical possession of the said flat measuring super built up area of 960 Sq. ft. more or less on the Ground Floor, being Flat no.1, in Block – A, of the multi storied building complex named as “TARUCHAYA” together with proportionate undivided impartible share or interest in the said land at premises being no. 9, James Long Sarani, Kolkata – 700008, together with undivided proportionate share or interest of common spaces situated and lying within the limits of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Ward no. 123, Borough No. XII, Police Station Haridevpur, District South 24 Parganas, from the developer vendor being the respondent nos. 1, and 2 herein, in terms of Deed of Sale dated 25th day of April’ 2012, for the residential purposes only.

 

13. That the purported activities of the Respondents / Opposite Parties from the beginning of the Deed of Conveyance with them, they motivated, and intentionally cause the breach since the date of entrustment to them, as such they are not cause any delivery of the subjected flat, to your petitioners till date.

 

14. That the present complaint is being filed after the period as prescribed under section 24 A, of the Consumer Protection Act.  As per Section 24 A of the Consumer Protection Act’ 1986, a complaint should be filed within two years from the date of cause of action. The cause of action of the instant application arose as on 25-04-2012, and therefore the complainants ought to have been filed within 24-04-2014. The complainant could not come before the Hon’ble Commission within such period as prescribed under the Provisions of Section 24 A of the Consumer Protection Act’ 1986, as on the day as on 12-04-2014, while the KMC authority passed order in the matter of demolition proceeding and thereafter on the failure of carrying out the compliance of such order dated 12-04-2014, and thereafter the institution of proceeding under Section 144(2) of Cr.P.C. before the Learned 2nd Court of Executive Magistrate, at Alipore, South 24 Parganas, vide M.P. no. 469 of 2015, dated 03-02-2015, and thereafter due to non – delivery of physical possession of the said flat as enumerated and in terms of the Deed of Conveyance dated 25th day of April’ 2012, and as the respondent nos. 1 and 2, always assured and keep in hope to deliver the physical possession of the said flat, to the Complainants and as also the complainants since busy with their activities for their livelihood at out station could not appropriately accommodated themselves and therefore for such reasons alone 420 four hundred twenty days delay occurred in filling the present application before the Hon’ble Commission. The Complainants seeks the condonation of such unwillfull delay in the interest of administration of justice.

 

15. That your Petitioners crave leave to produce the relevant documents and / or papers at the time of hearing, of the case matter before the Hon’ble Commission.

 

16. That the present complaint being made bona-fide and in the interest of administration of justice.

 

17. The Petitioners therefore prayed for :

 

Under the above facts and circumstances, It is prayed that your Honour would be graciously pleased to grant the following prayers / relief :-

 

a)                           To issue notice upon the respondents and on causing necessary hearing thereof Hon’ble Commission may pleased to condone the delay of 420 four hundred twenty days delay in filling of the present application by the applicants, at any cost, terms and conditions in the interest of administration of justice;

 

b)                           To grant any other relief to the applicant / petitioner as found out by your Honour, in the facts and circumstances of the Complaint.

 

And to pass such other necessary order or orders as your Honour , may deem fit and proper for the ends of justice.

 

 

And for this act of kindness, the Petitioner, as in duty bound shall ever pray.

 

Verification

 

I, Shri Subrata Chatterjee, being the constituted attorney of the Petitioners, herein, do hereby declare that the forgoing paragraphs no________to ________are true to the best of my knowledge and rest prayers portions are my humble submission before the Hon’ble Commission and I duly sign and verify this petition on _____________2015, at Kolkata.

 

 

 

 

                                                        Shri Subrata Chatterjee

                                                                Identified by me,

 

 

                                                                        Advocate.

Prepared in my Chamber,

 

Advocate.

Dated : ____________2015.

Place : Kolkata.

 

 

 

District : South 24 Parganas.

 

Before the Hon’ble State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, West Bengal, at Premises being no. 11 A, Mirza Ghalib Street,
Kolkata-700087.

 

                                Complaint Case no………..…of 2015.

                                               

In the matter of :-

                                               

Shri Tushar Chatterjee, and Others,

                                                        ……Applicants / Petitioners.

 

-          Versus –

 

Sri Debashis Barat and others,

        ………Respondents / Opposite Parties.

 

 

AFFIDAVIT

 

 

 

Affidavit of Shri Subrata Chatterjee, Son of Late Brindaban Chatterjee, aged about 45 years, by occupation Business, residing at premises being no. 862A/1, Motilal Gupta Road, Near Shitala Temple, Barisha, Kolkata – 700008, District South 24 Parganas.

 

 

I, the above deponent do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under :-

 

 

1 : That I am being the Constituted attorney of the petitioners, in the above case, thoroughly conversant with the facts and circumstances of the present case and am competent and authorized to swear this affidavit.

 

 

 

 

 

2 : That the facts contained in my accompanying complaint / application, the contents of which have not been repeated herein for the sake of brevity may be read as an integral part of this affidavit and are true and correct to my knowledge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                        DEPONENT

 

Verification

 

 

I, the above named deponent do hereby solemnly verify that the contents of my above affidavit are true and correct to my knowledge, and no part of it is false and nothing material has been concealed therein.

 

Verified this ………….the day of …………….2015, at Kolkata.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                        DEPONENT

                                                       

Identified by me,

 

 

                                                        Advocate.

Prepared in my Chamber,

 

 

Advocate.

 

Dated :……………2015.

Place : Kolkata.

 

 

N O T A R Y

 

 

 

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