Mohali, May 17 -- After waiting nearly 15 years for possession of a residential plot in Kharar, a Mohali resident has secured relief from the district consumer disputes redressal commission, which directed a real estate developer either to execute the sale deed and hand over possession of the plot or refund over Rs.25 lakh with interest.

The commission, headed by president SK Aggarwal along with members Paramjeet Kaur and Lt Col Jasbir Singh Bath, held Bajwa Developers Limited deficient in service for failing to execute the sale deed despite receiving the full payment from the buyer years ago.

The complaint was filed by Rakesh Kumar, a resident of Kharar, through advocate Jagdeep Singh Chahal. Kumar told the commission that he entered i...