{
  "id": 2459428,
  "title": "Mumbai Consumer Commission Sentences Sterling Constructions Partners To 2 Years In Jail For Order Non-Compliance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/mumbai-consumer-commission-sentences-sterling-constructions-partners",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T23:15:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-consumer-commission-sentences-sterling-constructions-partners-to-2-years-in-jail-for-order-non-compliance"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 21, 2026, the Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission sentenced Sameer Zaiuddin Khan and Sarosh Khan, partners of Sterling Constructions, to two years in jail each for non-compliance with a 2013 order. The pair also faced a Rs 10,000 fine each, contributing to a total fine of Rs 20,000 imposed on the construction firm. The case revolved around the possession of a flat in Kurla, with the commission finding Sterling Constructions guilty under Section 27 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. Gladys D Souza and Rommel D Souza, Kurla residents, filed the original complaint against the Sterling Apartments project at Kurla. The commission had ordered the builders to complete the construction of Flat No. A-601, secure occupancy and building completion certificates, and hand over possession to the complainants. However, Sterling Constructions failed to adhere to the order, leading to the sentence and fine.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, August 21, 2026: The Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has sentenced two partners of Sterling Constructions, Sameer Zaiuddin Khan and Sarosh Khan, to two years simple imprisonment each and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each for failing to comply with an earlier consumer commission order, which was passed by the commission in a case filed in the year 2013. The case was…",
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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."
}