Hyderabad: The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission on Thursday convicted Sunil J. Sachdev, owner of Gharonda Builders and Developers, for not complying with its order to refund Rs 12 lakh to a customer, and sentenced him to simple imprisonment for six months.
T.R. Kumar and Kumar Bhavani said that the commission had previously directed Sachdev (CC No. 51/2014 dated July 24, 2017) to pay them Rs 12,43,487 with 12 per cent per annum interest in case of delay, Rs 50,000 compensation and costs of Rs 5,000 for having collected money but failing to deliver a flat as agreed upon.
However, Sachdev neither paid the amount nor challenged the findings. Kumar and Bhavani then filed a petition before the commission stating that they had not received the refund or the compensation.
Sunil Sachdev was found guilty under Section 27 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 and convicted under Section 255(2) CrPC and sentenced to simple imprisonment for a period of six months.
