DDA asked to make public applicants' name before draw of lots
A consumer forum has asked DDA to make public the names of applicants for its future housing schemes in time before the draw of lots.
By PTI | Updated:
NEW DELHI: A city consumer forum has asked Delhi Development Authority to make public the names of applicants for its future housing schemes in time before the draw of lots, so that various banks accepting applications on its behalf do not fail in forwarding them to it.
A bench of district consumer disputes redressal forum headed by its president C K Chaturvedi gave this direction to the DDA on a plea by applicant Birendra Bahadur Singh for its 2008 housing scheme, who had alleged that the HDFC Bank had failed to forward his application to the housing body.
The forum also asked the HDFC Bank to pay Rs one lakh as compensation to Singh, besides a litigation cost of Rs 10,000.
"We would like to suggest to DDA to make public the applications received through various authorised banks so that such cases are detected by applicants well before the draw of lots," the bench, which also included members Meeru Mittal and S R Choudhary, said.
The consumer forum directed that "copy of the order be sent to Vice-chairman, DDA" and that its order should be complied within 30 days.
The bench awarded the compensation to Singh, who had submitted his application form for the DDA's 2008 housing scheme through HDFC Bank (then Centurian Bank) at Connaught Place.
The bank, however, did not forward his application to DDA, leading to exclusion of his name from the draw list.
A bench of district consumer disputes redressal forum headed by its president C K Chaturvedi gave this direction to the DDA on a plea by applicant Birendra Bahadur Singh for its 2008 housing scheme, who had alleged that the HDFC Bank had failed to forward his application to the housing body.
The forum also asked the HDFC Bank to pay Rs one lakh as compensation to Singh, besides a litigation cost of Rs 10,000.
"We would like to suggest to DDA to make public the applications received through various authorised banks so that such cases are detected by applicants well before the draw of lots," the bench, which also included members Meeru Mittal and S R Choudhary, said.
The consumer forum directed that "copy of the order be sent to Vice-chairman, DDA" and that its order should be complied within 30 days.
The bench awarded the compensation to Singh, who had submitted his application form for the DDA's 2008 housing scheme through HDFC Bank (then Centurian Bank) at Connaught Place.
The bank, however, did not forward his application to DDA, leading to exclusion of his name from the draw list.
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