District Consumer Redressel Forum has directed a building firm to pay a compensation of Rs 30,000 towards deficiency in services to a housing society in Navi Mumbai. While absolving CIDCO of any liability,the Forum,headed by Jyoti Mandale and member Smita L Desai,ordered Ibrahim Abdul Kadir,Parvez Imza Kadir and Fazel Ismail Kadir - all directors of Liberty Investment,to pay the charges to Liberty Cooperative Housing Society located in sector 17 of Vashi. The society argued that the building firm failed to complete the lease deed and transfer deed formalities since 1988 which resulted in the stamp duty swelling up to Rs 6.5 lakh. CIDCO was also made the respondent since the plot of land was given on lease of 60 years. The court observed that the builder has failed to transfer ownership rights which amounts to deficiency but rejected the argument that CIDCO is also party to the act. The Forum asked the firm to give Rs 25,000 as charges for causing mental agony to the society and Rs 5,000 as legal expenses.
