India, March 20 -- As private housing societies across the country struggle with rising maintenance dues, many are resorting to public shaming and service restrictions to enforce payments. In a recent case, a residential complex in Gurugram posted the names of defaulters in elevators and restricted access to services such as food delivery via Swiggy and Zomato, housekeeping, and other amenities. While societies argue these measures are necessary to maintain common areas and shared services, legal experts caution that access to such services cannot be arbitrarily curtailed.

In Sector 49, Gurugram, the RWA of Uppal Southend had published a list of residents who had defaulted on maintenance payments. According to the RWA, those who have not...