Mohali, June 17 -- Failure to refund a homebuyer despite a consumer court order has cost a Mohali developer dearly as he will now have to undergo two-years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) and pay Rs.1 lakh additional amount as fine.

The developer, Navjeet Singh, president of Sky Rock City Welfare Society, has already been awarded six-year RI in two other similar cases.

In March 2019, the Mohali district consumer disputes redressal commission had directed the society to refund Rs.2.12 lakh, along with 12% annual interest from the dates of deposit, to a Patiala resident, Sushil Kumar, for failure to deliver possession of a plot. The society was also told to pay an additional Rs.25,000 as compensation for mental harassment and Rs.5,000 as li...