Mohali, April 8 -- chandigarh@hindustantimes.com

The Punjab Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) has ordered Rs.9 lakh as interest on delayed possession to V.N. Sharma Builders Private. Limited. and directed the promoter to issue a valid possession offer for a flat in Zirakpur, after obtaining the occupation or completion certificate.

The allottees, represented by advocate Mandeep Singh Khillan, said they had been waiting for valid possession of a flat despite having deposited most of the payment. They told the authority that the builder had sent a possession offer without securing the required approvals, prompting them to seek enforcement of the earlier RERA order.

RERA reviewed the earlier directions, payment records and the statu...