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A Consumer Court has ruled that the Ghaziabad Development Authority must officially register a flat that was booked more than thirty years ago after full payment and possession were already in place. The authority's repeated demands for additional payments have now been annulled, and a small compensation awarded for the distress caused. The judgment draws strength from a well-known Supreme Court precedent and illustrates how persistent follow-ups over decades finally brought resolution.
The Consumer Court has directed the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) to finally register a flat booked nearly thirty-six years ago by a resident of Kaushambi Phase III. The owner completed payments in installments through the early 1990s and received possession mid-decade, but formal registration never arrived until now, though not without resistance. Advertisement
When the homeowner returned years later seeking registration, GDA demanded an extra sum of INR 1.8 lakh despite dues being cleared decades earlier. Frustrated by repeated delays and fresh demands, she filed a case in a consumer forum back in 2010.
The forum, presided by Praveen Kumar Jain alongside members Shailja Sachan and R. P. Singh ruled just this past week that GDA must cancel all demand notices issued after possession and complete the registration process within 45 days. It also awarded a compensation of INR 5,000 for the mental agony and legal burden she endured. The decision hinges on a 2015 Supreme Court precedent which held that once possession and full payment are in place, authorities cannot levy fresh demands to stall documentation.
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