Mohali, March 31 -- The Punjab Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) has issued a Recovery Certificate against Sushma Builders (Suksha Developers Pvt Ltd) after the developer failed to comply with compensation and possession orders in a long-pending housing dispute.

The order was issued to the Mohali deputy commissioner-cum-district collector under Section 40 of the Real Estate (Regulation And Development) Act (RERA), 2016, which empowers regulatory authorities to recover unpaid interest, penalties or compensation from developers as arrears of land revenue.

The order stems from a complaint filed by Gurmeet Singh Chawla, a resident of Golfview Towers in Sector 91, Mohali, who had booked a flat in the Sushma Valencia project in March 20...