{
  "id": 18032415,
  "title": "NCDRC Upholds Builder’s Flat Cancellation, Allows 10 Per Cent Forfeiture Over Buyer’s Payment Default",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/ncdrc-upholds-builders-flat-cancellation-allows-10-per-cent",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T21:58:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/ncdrc-upholds-builders-flat-cancellation-allows-10-per-cent-forfeiture-over-buyers-payment-default"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai, November 3, 2026: The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has ruled in favor of Jawala Real Estate, allowing it to cancel a buyer's flat allotment and forfeit 10% of the original sale price. The decision follows a complaint filed by Pratap Premchand Agarwal in 2018 regarding a flat in the Marquise high-rise in Lower Parel. Agarwal claimed the developer had not completed construction as per the agreement, demanding a refund of the forfeited amount and statutory dues. The builder refuted these allegations, presenting an architect's certificate, photographs, a Building Supervisor's acknowledgement, and construction records to show the project had made progress. The NCDRC found that the buyer had defaulted on payments, dismissing his argument that the demand for payment wasn't aligned with actual construction. They also rejected his claim of an arbitrary price hike, as no documents supported an initial consideration of Rs 6.65 crore. The commission concluded that the cancellation and forfeiture were justified under the terms of the agreement.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, November 3, 2026: The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has upheld Jawala Real Estate’s cancellation of a Nagpur homebuyer’s flat allotment at its Marquise high-rise in Lower Parel and forfeiture of 10% of the basic sale price. Pratap Premchand Agarwal, who filed his complaint in 2018, had booked a flat in Wing 3. He challenged the developer’s June 19, 2015, demand…",
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  "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."
}