A consumer commission in Thane district has directed the Konkan Housing and Area Development Board (KHADB) to allot a flat to a home-buyer, shortlisted in 2000, and pay Rs 1 lakh compensation, noting that the board communicated to eligible persons after a gap of 14 years in 2014.

 The commission, while criticising this high-handed approach, observed that establishing communication after 14 years and demanding consent within just seven days appeared "intentionally designed so that the maximum number of eligible-list holders fail to give their consent."