Mohali, June 19 -- After waiting nearly 15 years for a residential plot and more than a decade beyond the promised possession period, a Mohali resident has secured relief from the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, which ordered a developer to hand over the plot within two months or refund Rs.22.39 lakh deposit with 9% interest.

The order was passed by a bench comprising president SK Aggarwal, members Paramjeet Kaur and Lt Col Jasbir Singh Bath on a complaint filed by Darshan Singh of Sector 117, Mohali.

According to the complaint, Darshan Singh applied for a housing scheme in 2006 and later received allotment of an eight-marla plot in Sector 86, Mohali, from Preet Land Promoters & Developers Pvt Ltd. The allotment letter ...