Mohali, June 12 -- Punjab Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) has directed Omaxe New Chandigarh Developers Pvt Ltd to pay interest to a Patiala couple for delaying the possession of a flat in its "The Lake" housing project at New Chandigarh. The commission passed the order on a complaint filed by Vivek Dudeja and Anita Dudeja of Patiala, who had booked a flat in Emerald-B Tower of the project in 2019.

According to the complaint, the couple secured a home loan and paid over Rs.98.79 lakh, amounting to more than 90% of the total sale consideration. The November 2019 agreement stipulated that possession would be handed over by July 31, 2021, after obtaining the required occupancy certificate.

The complainants alleged that the developer...