Mohali, July 14 -- The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, has directed ATS Estates to hand over possession of a flat in ATS Golf Meadows, Dera Bassi,within two months, nine years after a Gurugram homebuyer paid nearly half the cost. It also directed the builder to pay 9% interest on Rs.27.74 lakh from July 2021 until possession, and compensate the buyer with Rs.2.5 lakh for harassment and litigation costs.

The order was passed by a bench comprising commission president SK Aggarwal, member Paramjeet Kaur and member Lt Col Jasbir Singh Bath.

The complaint was filed by Sanjay Srivastava, who booked a ground-floor apartment measuring about 1,900 sq ft with a 1,374 sq ft lawn in ATS Golf Meadows Lifestyle Village at Madhopur, D...