HYDERABAD: A family of six from Hyderabad who were cheated by a real estate and a development firm were provided justice by a Hyderabad Consumer Forum. The two firms had failed to honour their promise to give rights to an open plot in Nalgonda district despite receiving the requisite money. The forum not only directed them to give clear rights to the family, but also ordered a compensation of `3 lakh to the family and `5,000 towards court costs.
Trapped by its lucrative advertisement strategy with an assurance that there would be an increase in land value, the family of aging parents and four middle-aged children approached Vikhyath Infra Developers, a real estate firm to invest in open plots at Nalgonda district. `8.25 lakh was paid to the real estate developers firm and `7.25 lakh to Ameya Infra Developers, a land development firm who would be developing the plots and booked ten plots measuring 2,500 sq yards.
Soon after receiving the amount, the two firms alienated the buyers and prolonged the registration process to register only four plots and that too not at the promised location. When questioned, the firms agreed to change but did not do, alleged the complainant. However, the forum directed the two parties to jointly pay the compensation and register the remaining six plots.