{
  "id": 12296571,
  "title": "Country Club promised plot with membership but never gave it; ordered to pay Rs 3.25L",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/country-club-promised-plot-with-membership-but-never-gave-it-ordered",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T04:04:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/legal/news/paid-rs-1-75-lakh-for-country-club-membership-but-promised-2000-sq-ft-plot-not-given-consumer-commission-orders-rs-3-25-lakh-plus-interest/articleshow/134722235.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Delhi State Consumer Commission has ordered the Country Club to refund Rs 3.25 lakh to a customer who never received the promised benefits of a lifetime membership. The customer had paid Rs 1.75 lakh for a \"Mr. Cool Global Parivar Life Membership\" in April 2008, expecting a complimentary 2,000 sq ft plot at Golf Village, Kolad, Maharashtra. The commission found the company deficient in service, as it failed to provide the membership card and the promised plot. The commission also awarded Rs 1 lakh for mental agony and harassment, and Rs 50,000 for litigation costs.",
  "summary": "A consumer commission in Delhi has ordered a hospitality club to reimburse a customer a sum of Rs 1.75 lakh after the club failed to deliver promised membership perks, including a complimentary plot in Maharashtra. In addition to the refund, the commission awarded Rs 1 lakh for mental distress and Rs 50,000 for legal costs.",
  "key_points": [
    "Country Club failed to deliver promised plot with membership",
    "Delhi State Consumer Commission orders Rs 3.25L refund",
    "Commission awards Rs 1L for mental agony and Rs 50K for litigation"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The ruling sets a precedent for consumers to seek recourse against Country Club for failing to deliver promised services, marking a win for customer rights in similar cases.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}