Allottees to approach consumer forum : The Tribune India

Join Whatsapp Channel

Bibi Bhani LIG Flats Complex

Allottees to approach consumer forum

JALANDHAR: Many allottees of the LIG flats of the Jalandhar Improvement Trust (JIT) decry that even after making several requests to JIT officials, they have neither yet received the possession of their flats nor got any refund.

Allottees to approach consumer forum

A view of the Bibi Bhani Complex in Jalandhar. Tribune Photo



Avneet Kaur

Jalandhar, June 24

Many allottees of the LIG flats of the Jalandhar Improvement Trust (JIT) decry that even after making several requests to JIT officials, they have neither yet received the possession of their flats nor got any refund. Sick of the red tapism, the allottees have now decided to file their complaint to the consumer forum. However, to proceed with the case, they require legal documents which lie with JIT officials.

On the other hand, JIT officials claim that the documents lie in an almirah the keys of which have been with the Vigilance Department.

“Not a single penny has been given to the allottees. The flat owners have now collectively decided to register the case in the consumer forum on the coming Tuesday, the applications of which are ready, but the documents required to further proceed the case lies with JIT officials. They claim the files are kept in an almirah, the keys of which are with the Vigilance Department. Each day, they make one or the other excuse. The JIT is simply making fool of the allottees and is not ready to provide any authentic data, though many of the allottees recently received the payment receipt of their flats, but surprisingly all receipts issued had no official signature and no date was mentioned on it,” said Surinder Marwaha, chairman of the Bibi Bhani Residential Welfare Association.

He says allottees daily visit the JIT office and make calls to the officials concerned, but none of them bother to response or inform them about the progress in the matter. In a recent meeting held in Dolphin Hotel here in the presence of SDO Rajiv Raj, XEN Raj Janotra and other officials of the JIT regarding the possession and refund for the remaining allottees and about the documents to be made available to flat owners, no positive response has been received. “The meeting was a complete waste of time as flat owners are now tired listening to the same false claims of the officials,” said Darshan Singh Ahuja, president of the Bibi Bhani Residential Welfare Association.

Improvement Trust SDO Rajiv Raj claimed, “We are now left with seven or eight allottees who are adamant on getting a flat in lieu of the payments that they made. Moreover, 90 per cent of the work has been completed. In some blocks of the complex, the white washing of the flats has been started and we are trying to do the remaining adjustment soon.”

On asking about the discussion held in the meeting and also if the documents and agreement copies were made available to allottees, the SDO said, “I am not aware of any information in this regard, but yes, I heard the agreement copies have not been provided to the allottees, but this has to dealt by the sale branch, we are not the authority concerned on this issue.”

Satish Syal, an allottee of an LIG flat, said, “I had been calling clerk Anuj Rai of the JIT several times, but he did not receive my calls. I have neither received the possession nor the refund for my flat. I am completely helpless as there is no response nor any action has been taken against the JIT so far.”

Top News

Chief Judicial Magistrate's court in UP's Banda orders judicial inquiry into death of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari

UP court orders judicial probe into Mukhtar Ansari’s death

The CJM has sought the probe report within a month

‘Heart attack or poisoning’: The life and times of Mukhtar Ansari—crime and politics

‘Heart attack or poisoning’: The life and times of Mukhtar Ansari—crime and politics

Eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh are among the poorest regions...

Alka Rai, widow BJP MLA killed by Mukhtar Ansari, says 'justice has been served', visits Ram Mandir

Alka Rai, widow BJP MLA killed by Mukhtar Ansari, says 'justice has been served', visits Ram Mandir

Alka Rai is the wife of MLA Krishanand Rai, who was shot dea...

Cash-strapped Congress gets fresh IT notice of Rs 1,700 crore, say party insiders

Cash-strapped Congress gets fresh I-T notice of Rs 1,800 crore

Ajay Maken addresses a press conference

Special court convicts 7 people in BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case

Special court convicts 7 people in BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case

The proceedings against Atiq Ahmad, his brother and prime ac...


Cities

View All