1. प्रस्‍तुत तक्रारीतील वाद हा ग्राहक वाद होतो आहे काय ?              -- होय

 

2. प्रस्‍तुत तक्रारीस मुदतीचा बाध येतो आहे काय ?                        -- नाही.

 

   आहे काय ?                                                                                    -- होय

 

4. काय आदेश ?                                                                                -- शेवटी दिलेप्रमाणे

 

 

           सामनेवाला बांधकाम व्‍यावसायिक यांच्‍या वकिलांनी प्रस्‍तुतचा वाद हा ग्राहक वाद होत नसेलेचे कथन केले आहे. सामनेवाले हे बांधकाम व्‍यावसायिक आहेत. तक्रारीत उल्‍लेख केलेली मिळकत सामनेवाला यांचेकडे विकसित करणेसाठी दिली होती व त्‍याप्रमाणे विकसन करार झालेला आहे. ग्राहक संरक्षण कायदा, 1986 कलम 2 (1)(डी)(ii) यातील तरतुद विचारात घेतली असता तसेच तक्रारीत उल्‍लेख केले प्रमाणे विकसन करार विचारात घेतला असता सामनेवाला बांधकाम व्‍यावसायिक यांनी बांधकाम करणेबाबतची सेवा पुरविली आहे व सदरची सेवा ग्राहक संरक्षण कायदा, 1986 या कायद्याच्‍या कक्षेत येते या निष्‍कर्षाप्रत हे मंच येत आहे. सदर विवेचनास पुर्वाधार म्‍हणून - फकिरचंद गुलाटी विरुध्‍द उप्‍पाई एजन्‍सीज् प्रा.लि. आणि इतर - Judgement Date 10-07-2008 Citations :- 2008-JT-7-552, 2008-AIR (SCW)-0-5216 - यातील महत्‍त्‍वाचा मुद्दा पुढीलप्रमाणे :-

 

(A)  Consumer Protection Act, 1986 - Section 2 (1), (c), (d), (g) and (o) - Consumer Protection - Words and Phrases - ‘Complaint’, ‘consumer’, ‘deficiancy’, ‘service’, and ‘service provider’ - Contract for construction of apartment Building and sharing of constructed area - ‘A complaint’, is any allegation in writing by complainant that the services hired or availed of or agreed to be hired or availed by him suffered from deficiency in any respect, with a view to obtain any relief provided by or under the Act - [Paras 13 to 15]

 

(B)  Consumer Protection Act, 1986 - Sections 2 (1)(d)(ii) and 2 (1), (c), (d), (g) and (o) - Consumer Protection - House Construction - ‘Joint-venture Agreements’ or ‘Development agreement’ or ‘Collaboration Agreements’ between a land-holder and builder - An instance of joint-venture may be ‘an agreement between the owner of a land and a builder, for construction of apartments and sale of those apartments so as to share the profits in a particular ratio may be a joint venture, if the agreement discloses an intention that both parties shall exercise joint control over the construction/development and be accountable to purpose of agreement is construction of a house or an apartment (ground floor) in accordance specifications, by the builder for the owner - Consideration for such construction being transfer of undivided share in land to the builder and grant of permission to builder to construct two floors - May it be called, ‘collaboration agreement’ or ‘joint-venture agreement but is not a ‘joint-venture’ - In contract itself, a term showed that it was not a partnership between land-owner and the builder - There was no community of interest or common/joint control in the management, not sharing of profits and losses - Land-owner had no control or participation in the management of the venture - Each joint venturer required to the principal as well as agent of the other, which was absent in the present case - It is not to be a joint-venture, but a contract for construction of certain are for landowner, number of apartments deliverable to his would not change its nature - Nor, the nomenclature of document would make any difference. (Para 18 to 21) (C) Consumer Protection Act, 1986 - Sections 2(1)(d)(ii) and 3 - Consumer Protection - House Construction - ‘Joint-venture Agreements’ vis-a-vis Services for construction on consideration - Maintainability of complaint - Contract for construction of apartment Building and sharing of constructed area - In house construction contracts, generally, the complaint can be maintained, where owner/holder of a land who has entrusted the construction of a house to a contractor had complaint of deficiency in service relating to construction or where purchaser or intending purchaser of an apartment/flat/house has a complaint against the builder/developer with regards to construction or delivery or amentites - It is incorrect that, ‘whenever there is an agreement for development of property between owner and builder under which constructed area is to be divided, it would be a joint-venture and there would be no instance of rendering of services by builder to land-owner’ - Findings of State Commission and National Commission, held, clearly baseless - In case of breach by builder, the land-owner can seek specific performance or damages, or may file a complaint against the builder, as service provider for deficiency in service under the Act - Builder is also obliged to provide completion certificate or C & D Forms, he will not be absolved of his liability, merely by construction and handing over of possession - Impungned orders set-aside -Appeal allowed.[Paras 22,23 and 25].