We are at the mercy of developers, who neither complete the project nor refund the amount taken, even after decades,” said a flat buyer, who had booked a flat at the Lifestyle City township project in Ambivli, Kalyan almost 12 years ago. In an order last week, the city civil court directed Nirmal developers to pay the buyer the principal amount paid towards the flat along with interest. The plaintiff, Raghunathan Vaikkath, 50, said that the developer had failed to honour cheques issued to him thrice, which led him to approach the court in the case.

mid-day, in its article ‘Decade after project launch, buyers await possession’ on February 4, 2019, reported about the plight and suffering of hundreds of flat buyers, some of whom continue to pay their bank EMIs till this date, who had invested in this project.