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Planning to buy a flat? Understand the law of limitation on possession

When possession is delayed, there is a continuing wrong. A buyer would be entitled to approach the consumer forum at any point of time

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Jehangir B Gai
Builders seldom give possession of the flat on time. There are also instances when they refuse to hand over possession due to disputes with flat purchasers. The law of limitation differs for delayed possession and denied possession, as distinguished by the National Commission in its order dated February 1, 2018 delivered by the B C Gupta for the Bench along with S M Kantikar in the case of Saroj Kharbanda versus Bigjo’s Estates.

Saroj had booked a residential plot in Bigjo’s project at Gannaur in Sonipet District. The tentative area of the plot was 250 sq yards and its tentative