The Supreme Court has directed real estate firm Business Park Town Planners Ltd. to refund more than ₹43 lakh to a homebuyer along with 18% annual interest, enhancing the compensation awarded earlier by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC).

A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih partly allowed the appeal of buyer Rajnish Sharma, who had alleged undue delay, unfair charges, and harassment over a plot he booked in 2006.

The NCDRC had in January 2023 ordered the builder to refund the principal amount of ₹43.13 lakh with 9% annual interest and ₹25,000 towards litigation costs. However, the Supreme Court found this inadequate given the conduct of the builder.

Justice Datta, writing the judgment, observed:

“Keeping in mind the overall conduct o

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