Legal Aspect of Business Assignment
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GHAZIABAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYGHAZIABAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYGHAZIABAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYGHAZIABAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
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Submitted by:
GROUP # 7Jewel Christy Jose 26NMP26
Piyush Monga 26NMP33
Prashant Singh 26NMP35
Shiv Bhavan 26NMP53
Swaraj Mallick 26NMP10
Vikas Bhardwaj 26NMP58
MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
GURGAON
13 MAY 2013
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Table of Contents
S. No. Title Page No.
- Cover page 1
- Table of Contents 2
1 Introduction 3
2 Issue(s) 3
3 Question(s) 4
4 Relevant Legal Provision(s) 4
5 Decision(s) 5
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1. Introduction:
Ghaziabad Development Authority Appellant
Union of India and Another Respondent
Date of Judgment: 12/05/2000
Bench: RC Lahoti, SR Babu
Ghaziabad Development Authority had been constituted under section 4 of the Uttar
Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973. The Authority has from time to
time promoted and advertised several schemes for allotment of developed plots for
construction of apartments and/or flats for occupation by the allottees. Several persons
who have subscribed to the schemes approached different forums complaining offailure or unreasonable delay in accomplishing the schemes.
2. Issue(s):
The decisions taken by different forums (before the matter reached Supreme Court) are
summarized below:
Brief of Cases/Petitions Judgment(s)
Civil Writ petitions under article 226 of
the constitution before High Court ofAllahabad.
The term in the brochure issued by
Authority(GDA) that in the event of theapplicant withdrawing its offer orsurrendering the same, no interestwould be payable to the claimants washeld violative of Article 14 of theconstitution.
The court directed the amount dueand payable to be refunded withinterest calculated at the rate of 12percent per annum from the date ofdeposit to the date of refund.
G.D.A. Vs Brajesh Mehta before the
Monopolies and Restrictive TradePractices Commission (MRTP)
The MRTP commission has held the
claimants entitled to an amount of `50,000/= as compensation for mentalagony suffered by the claimants.
In all other appeals before the SC, the commission or forum (Consumer DisputesRedressal Forum) directs payment of the amount due to the claimants with interestat the rate of 18%.
GDA had appealed to the Supreme Court for review of the above decisions. The
appeals were heard together in reference to common questions of law as detailed in
Para 3.
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3. Question(s):
The questions arisen for decision were:
1. Whether compensation can be awarded for mental agony suffered by theclaimants?
2. Whether in the absence of any contract or promise held out by Ghaziabad
Development Authority, any amount by way of interest can be directed to be
paid on the amount found due and payable by the Authority to the claimants?
3. If so, the rate at which the interest can be ordered to be paid?
4. Relevant Legal Provision(s):
The Indian Contract Act, 1972 (specifically section 73)
The Specific Relief Act, 1963
The principle is to put the aggrieved party monetarily in the same position as far as
possible in which it would have been if the contract would have been performed.
For Mental Agony:
Chitty on Contracts (27th Edn, Vol 1, Para 26.041):
o Normally no damages will be awarded for mental anguish or distress
except in contracts whose purpose is to provide peace of mind or
freedom from distress
o Damages for anguish and vexation caused by breach of contract
cannot be awarded in an ordinary commercial contract.
For Award of Interest:
o The general provision of section 34 of Civil Procedure Code (CPC)
being based on justice, equity and good conscience would authorize
the Redressal Forums and Commissions to award interest on
equitable grounds.
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5. Judgement(s):
o No payment for Mental Agonyo Awarding of interest at the rate of 12% per annum to the claimants for cases
under consideration.
o The provision contained in the brochure issued by the Development Authority
that it shall not be liable to pay any interest in the event of an occasion arising
for return of the amount should be held to be applicable only to such cases in
which the claimant is itself responsible for creating circumstances providing
occasion for the refund.
o In the case relating to allotment of a flat (Civil Appeal No. 8482 of 1997), an
option was given to claimant for allotment of an alternative flat to which the
claimant was not agreeable on account of location & high price. The refund of
amount to the claimant with rate of interest 12% per annum has been directed
by the court.
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