After fighting for seven years to get repairs done to the cracked beams and columns of his flat, a senior citizen residing in a Bhandup West society has finally got some relief. The Mumbai suburban district consumer disputes redressal forum has ruled in favour of 62-year-old Sudam Bhogle, a resident of Neelima Apartment CHS, directing the housing society committee to pay him Rs 2.05 lakh as compensation for damage to his furniture and for mental harassment.

In 2014, Bhogle had complained to his housing society committee that cracks were appearing in the beams and columns of his apartment. Also, the walls had developed cracks, which were leading to seepage problems during the rains. Bhogle, who resides on the first floor of the 35-year-old building, wrote letters to the society committee requesting them to do the repair work but allegedly received no response.