Mohali, June 13 -- The Punjab Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) has ruled that a builder cannot evade liability for delayed possession by relying on conveyance deeds, no-dues certificates or consent letters signed by buyers after taking possession.

RERA member Binod Kumar Singh passed the order on a complaint filed by Maj Gen Navraj Dhillon and Ashima Dhillon of Panchkula through advocates Sanjeev Gupta and Ripudaman Singh.

Booked plot in 2015, possession promised in 3 yrs

The complainants had booked a 350-square-yard residential plot at ATS Golf Meadows-I, Dera Bassi, and signed an agreement on January 17, 2015. Under the agreement, possession was to be handed over within three years, making January 17, 2018, the committed date ...