News: Gurugram builder sells flats without licence, FIR filed-28.11.2017

Gurugram builder sells flats without licence, FIR filed

Bagish Jha  |  TNN  |  November 27, 2017, 08:00 IST

GURUGRAM: The enforcement wing of the department of town and country planning (DTCP) registered an FIR against the developer — 1,000 Trees Housing Private Limited — for taking payments and booking flats in Sector 105 before getting a licence in violation of the provisions of Haryana Development and Regulations of Urban Areas Act, 1975.

The move came following a complaint filed against the developer on the CM Window in June 2017 by Abhishek Gupta and Neha Gupta. “We had booked a flat in 2012 and the developer had promised us the possession by 2015. But for last three years no construction work has taken place at the site,” Abhishek told TOI.

The project was to come up over 13.07 acres of land with 13 towers and 852 units.

DTP (enforcement) Rajendra T Sharma said that after investigation they found that the developer had collected around Rs 14 lakh from Abhishek and Neha Gupta in 2012 for provisional Unit No F-201, 2nd Floor, Tower-F in the housing project even before getting a licence from the department.

The developer was issued a notice in July 5, 2017 to submit the copy of valid licence along with its building plan. In its reply, the developer claimed that a payment of Rs 14 lakh was collected as unsecured loan carrying an interest of 15% per annum and the agreement was signed on February 03, 2014.

“License was issued in December 2012, while developer had collected the payment in July and August 2012,” said Sharma.

The official website of the company is not working. The directors could not be contacted for their reaction.