hello to everyone...
i am a resident of bathinda,punjab... last year in the month of aug-sep, BDA(bathinda development authority) had announced a draw scheme for allotment of plots in urban area. for which the application form cost was rs 500 and earnest money of around 1lakh had to be depositted. like me many other applicants got a loan for earnest money from PNB & paid interest money of around 5000 to the bank. the draw was scheduled in the month of december 2011. but due to some dispute of land owners(farmers) and BDA, the matter gone to supreme court and the draw was postponed at that time. but in march-2012, supreme court ordered BDA to refund the earnest money to the applicants if they want to get refund as the next hearing of case was in oct-2012. as i didn't wanted to cancel my candidature,i paid interest around rs 7000. in oct-2012, new date of hearing was announced as dec 2012. now bank is again asking to deposit interest for upto month march 2013 which is again around rs 6000. now again we have same choice of taking refund. now i have some quries in mind. is it possible to file a case against BDA on this matter...?? my points are:
1. If BDA didn't had complete ownership or had any weak point due to which dispute could arose than what was hurry to BDA to announce for draw?
2. now if someone want to take his application back & cancel his candidature to get his/her refund, he is in loss of app (5000+7000+500) rs.
3. BDA is not in any loss any how because BDA has invested the earnest money collected from people to banks on higher rate of interests and as much as time would be elapsed in decision, BDA would get more profit.
isn't it exploitation of public?can we file a case in consumer court for same? and what is the procedure for same??
please do reply..
thanking in advance...
lukesh garg
