Chandigarh, May 4 -- The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chandigarh, has directed SBL Builders Pvt Ltd to refund Rs.59.83 lakh along with interest to a homebuyer after finding deficiency in service in connection with delayed possession of a flat in the Sushma Grande NXT housing project in Zirakpur.

The order was passed on a complaint filed by Nitin Goyal who had booked a flat in 2017 for approximately Rs.65.83 lakh. According to the complaint, a substantial amount was paid, partly through a home loan obtained under a subvention scheme in which the builder had undertaken to bear the pre-EMI interest burden until possession was offered.

The complainant alleged that the builder failed to pay the assured pre-EMI amounts, delay...