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Consumer Complaints By ‘Subsequent Transferee’ Of Flats Not Always Barred, Clarifies SC [Read Judgment]

‘The decision of this Court in Haryana Urban Development Authority cannot be stretched to say that in every case where there is a transfer, the complaint by the subsequent transferee would not be maintainable at all. “The Supreme Court has held that consumer complaints by ‘subsequent transferee’ of flats are not always barred.The bench comprising Justice Uday Umesh Lalit. The bench comprising Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Justice R. Subhash Reddy in CCI Projects Ltd. vs. Vrajendra Jogjivandas Thakkar clarified that the decision in Haryana Urban Development Authority v. Raje Ram cannot be stretched to say that in every case where there is a transfer, the complaint by the subsequent transferee would not be maintainable at all. The decision of this Court in Haryana Urban Development Authority cannot be stretched to say that in every case where there is a transfer, the complaint by the subsequent transferee would not be maintainable at all.” The bench disposed the appeal by modifying the quantum of compensation by reducing it to 5 Lakhs observing that some delay in handing over possession stood explained.

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