First Appeals No. 525 of 2013, 526 of 2013 and 527 of 2013 have been filed by M/s Maytas Properties Ltd. against the order 08.05.2013 of the Andhra Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Hyderabad (hereinafter referred to as the State Commission).  It may be recalled that we have already passed a detailed order dated 08.07.2013 in First Appeal No. 327 of 2012 (M/s Maytas Properties Ltd. Vs. Bharati Khurana & Anr.) and other connected matters, wherein the Appellant as also the cause of action were similar to present First Appeals.   

Mr. Raghenth Basant, Counsel for the Appellant in these appeals, however, states that after the passing of the above order dated 08.07.2013, the Company Law Board has further extended the time limit to ILFS (which has stepped into the shoes of M/s Maytas Properties Ltd.) for completing the construction from June, 2013 to September, 2013 and, therefore, requests that the case be heard de novo.    

We are not in agreement with this contention in view of our order dated 08.07.2013, which is a binding precedent and which had been passed after hearing all parties at length, including Senior Advocate Shri Abhishek Manu Singhvi appearing for the Appellant and who had inter alia fairly conceded that the Company Law Board proceedings to not bind this Commission in any manner.  We had also noted the status of construction work in the Maytas (ILFS) projects and concluded that a substantial part of the work is still ongoing and the apartments are far from habitable and, therefore, it is not possible for the flats to be ready for occupation in the near future.

In view of the above facts, there are no grounds to hear any of these cases de novo since the point in issue in these appeals stands fully concluded by our order dated 08.07.2013.  These appeals are, therefore, disposed of in terms of our above order.