Chandigarh, Aug. 9 -- The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chandigarh, has set aside the dismissal of a homeowner's complaint against a renovation contractor and directed him to pay Rs.1.6 lakh for leaving the work incomplete despite receiving Rs.5.2 lakh out of the agreed Rs.6 lakh contract amount.

The commission, comprising president justice Raj Shekhar Attri and member Preetinder Singh, held that the contractor was guilty of deficiency in service and unfair trade practice. The order was pronounced on July 20.

The case was filed by Vinay Kumar Kapoor, owner of a house in Sector 22-C, Chandigarh. He had engaged Narinder Chohan to undertake renovation and construction work on the ground floor for Rs.6 lakh, including labour...