NEIGHBOURHOOD

Farmers a harried lot
Our Correspondent

Chandigarh, November 23
A city-based private firm has been penalised for failing to grant possession of a plot to the complainant within the stipulated period. The UT Consumer Forum has directed Taneja Developers and Infrastructure Ltd to pay Rs 5 lakh as compensation to the complainant who had booked a plot in township called ‘TDI City’ at Mohali-Kharar Road.

The complainant was allotted a plot by the opposite party in September, 2008, and the total price payable by the complainant was Rs 22 lakh. It was stated that the project was launched in January, 2008, and the developed plot was to be handed over to the complainant by the opposite party within 16 months (up to May 2009).

The plot, in question, was to be handed over by the opposite party, in a developed manner, on or before May, 2009, but that did not happen.

“It was stated that the aforesaid acts of the opposite party, amounted to deficiency, in rendering service, as also indulgence into unfair trade practice. When the grievance of the complainant, was not redressed, left with no alternative, a complaint under Section 12 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (hereinafter to be called as the Act only), was filed, for directing the opposite party to immediately issue the NOC to enable him to avail of the loan amount and subsequently, give possession of the plot,” reads the copy of the judgement.

The court directed the complainant to pay Rs 5 lakh as compensation towards mental agony and physical harassment and Rs 33,000 as cost of litigation.

Chandigarh, November 23
A 26-year-old man died after he fell from the fifth floor of the judicial academy in Sector 43 this afternoon.The deceased was identified as Umesh Kumar, a resident of Panchkula. He worked for a contractor Rajesh Sood.

The police said Umesh was coming down from the fifth floor and while sitting in the temporary lift, he lost balance and fell down. Umesh sustained serious injuries on head and other parts of the body.

Chandigarh, November 23
The fourth round of Group A League of Ranji Trophy match between Punjab and Saurashtra will get under way at PCA Cricket Stadium, Mohali, tomorrow.

The Punjab team arrived from Bhubneshwar after their drawn tie against Railways, in which they secured the first innings lead. Saurashtra flew in from Hyderabad after securing 3 points from their first innings lead over Hyderabad.

Punjab is the leader in their group with 17 points, having beaten Hyderabad and Bengal by an innings and securing the first innings lead against Railways, taking the points tally to 17 in three matches, whereas Saurashtra has secured 6 points from two matches.

Both the teams did extensive net practice today. Punjab is keen to continue with their winning streak while Saurashtra want to replicate their last year’s performance when they had defeated the hosts at Mohali.

The four-day contest is going to be an absorbing affair between the two keen contesting teams. Punjab will be looking forward to a repeat performance from their pace trio of MS Gony, Siddharth Kaul and Sandeep Sharma and the right arm leg spinner Rahul Sharma. In batting they will be looking up to in-form batsmen Jiwanjot Singh and Uday Kaul. Saurashtra will bank heavily on its star all rounder Ravinder Jadeja and veteran batsman Sudhanshu Kotak and in bowling the medium pacers Siddharth Trivedi and left arm medium pacer Udakant.

Sunil Chaturvedi from Mumbai is the match referee while Mr Subrat Das and Srinath are the two on-field umpires.