{"id":655,"date":"2026-07-28T07:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T07:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mudralegal.com\/blog\/?p=655"},"modified":"2026-07-28T07:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T07:57:07","slug":"from-delayed-possession-to-full-refund-how-mudra-legal-successfully-secured-complete-relief-for-a-homebuyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudralegal.com\/blog\/from-delayed-possession-to-full-refund-how-mudra-legal-successfully-secured-complete-relief-for-a-homebuyer\/","title":{"rendered":"From Delayed Possession to Full Refund: How Mudra Legal Successfully Secured Complete Relief for a Homebuyer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"655\" class=\"elementor elementor-655\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7370b8cb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7370b8cb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12478574 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12478574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Builder:<\/strong> Dhanya Promoters Pvt. Ltd.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Project:<\/strong> Mahagun Mantra-I, Tower &#8220;Vidhi&#8221;<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Represented By:<\/strong> Adv. Mandeep Singh, Mudra Legal<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Case Background<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our client booked Apartment No. 1920 in <strong>Mahagun Mantra-I<\/strong> after paying <strong>\u20b9<\/strong><strong>39,66,098<\/strong> towards the total sale consideration. Under the Builder Buyer Agreement, possession was due by <strong>31 March 2018<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">However, despite a delay of nearly <strong>45 months<\/strong>, the builder issued a possession offer on <strong>20 July 2021<\/strong> without obtaining the mandatory <strong>Occupancy Certificate (OC)<\/strong> and <strong>Completion Certificate (CC)<\/strong>. Since the project was not legally ready for possession, the client approached Mudra Legal seeking a <strong>refund with interest<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Stage 1 \u2013 Complaint Filed Before U.P. RERA<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mudra Legal filed a complaint before <strong>U.P. RERA<\/strong> in <strong>August 2021<\/strong>, seeking refund of the deposited amount along with applicable interest due to the prolonged delay and illegal offer of possession.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>RERA Order \u2013 11 January 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Although the Authority acknowledged the delay, it <strong>rejected the refund claim<\/strong> and instead directed the builder to hand over possession by <strong>31 March 2022<\/strong>, along with delay interest at <strong>MCLR + 1%<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As the client had never sought possession and had specifically prayed for a refund, Mudra Legal challenged the order before the U.P. Real Estate Appellate Tribunal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Stage 2 \u2013 Appeal Before U.P. REAT<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mudra Legal demonstrated that:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><p><\/p>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The builder had delayed possession by almost four years.<\/span><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The possession offer was issued without obtaining OC\/CC.<\/span><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The original prayer before RERA was only for <strong>refund<\/strong>, not possession.<\/span><\/li>\n<p><\/p><\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>REAT Judgment \u2013 21 October 2024<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Appellate Tribunal accepted our arguments and:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><p><\/p>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Set aside the RERA order.<\/span><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Directed the builder to refund <strong>\u20b9<\/strong><strong>39,66,098<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Awarded <strong>interest at MCLR + 1%<\/strong> on the refundable amount.<\/span><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Directed payment within <strong>15 days<\/strong>, after adjusting amounts already remitted to the bank.<\/span><\/li>\n<p><\/p><\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Stage 3 \u2013 Execution Proceedings<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Even after the appellate order, the builder failed to comply voluntarily.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mudra Legal initiated <strong>execution proceedings<\/strong> before the Tribunal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Recovery Achieved \u2013 10 April 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pursuant to recovery proceedings through the <strong>District Collector, Gautam Budh Nagar<\/strong>, an amount of <strong>\u20b9<\/strong><strong>75,06,814<\/strong> was recovered from the builder and remitted to the client.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Final Outcome<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Execution Fully Satisfied \u2013 11 May 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After the client received the decretal amount, the Tribunal recorded that the decree had been <strong>fully satisfied<\/strong> and disposed of the execution proceedings, bringing the litigation to a successful conclusion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Result Achieved by Mudra Legal<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><p><\/p>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Complaint filed before U.P. RERA.<\/span><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Unfavourable RERA order successfully challenged.<\/span><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Refund order secured from the Appellate Tribunal.<\/span><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Execution proceedings initiated against the builder.<\/span><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u20b9<\/strong><strong>75,06,814 recovered through execution.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Litigation concluded with <strong>100% execution of the decree.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<p><\/p><\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This case demonstrates that obtaining a favorable order is only part of the legal process. 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