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Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Bengaluru elderly man's 9-year wait for 1BHK flat turns into legal win: BDA ordered to refund over Rs 8 lakh with 18% interest
The IV Additional District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) to refund Rs 8.03 lakh to a 70-year-old man from Marathahalli, who waited nearly nine years for a flat promised under the EWS (Economically Weaker Sections) housing scheme. The flat was supposed to be delivered in just one year. What the Court Said On March 21, 2025, the Commission ruled that BDA must: Refund Rs 8.03 lakh with 18% interest from the date of the first payment, Pay Rs 1 lakh for service deficiency, Rs 25,000 for mental agony, And Rs 10,000 towards litigation costs. How It Began Suryaprakash H R booked a 1BHK flat at Gunjur village on March 7, 2014, paying Rs 1.12 lakh as an initial amount. Later, he was asked to pay the remaining Rs 7.87 lakh within six months. To manage this, he took a housing loan of Rs 8 lakh, which was released to BDA in four instalments. However, BDA did not provide a registration date or respond to his repeated follow-ups. At one point, officials even said they couldn't trace his file. Construction Delayed, Site Half-Done In 2016, when Suryaprakash visited the site, he found only two floors built. A letter from BDA later confirmed that the contractor, Deepak Cable India Ltd., failed to finish the work and the contract was re-tendered. Live Events Despite hunger strikes and multiple appeals to the Chief Minister and Deputy CM, there was no progress. Frustrated, Suryaprakash sent a legal notice in 2023 and filed a complaint in 2024. BDA's Defence Dismissed BDA argued in court that possession was denied due to Rs 1.16 lakh pending. But the court found that Suryaprakash had already paid 95% of the flat's cost by 2015. It also noted the flat was unfit to live in due to lack of basic amenities like drainage and parking. The court called BDA's excuse unjustified and ruled in favour of the senior citizen. Inputs from TOI
Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Long wait! 70-year-old files plaint over 9-year delay for 1BHK Bengaluru flat, wins Rs 8 lakh refund
BENGALURU: The IV Addl District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ordered Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) to refund Rs 8.03 lakh, with 18% interest, to a Marathahalli resident here, who waited for nine years for possession of a flat that BDA had promised to deliver in a year's time. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now On March 21, 2025, the Commission ordered BDA to refund Rs 8.03 lakh, along with an interest of 18% from the date the first payment was made, Rs 1 lakh for service deficiency, Rs 25,000 for mental agony, and another Rs 10,000 in litigation costs. The complainant, Suryaprakash H R, 70, had booked a 1BHK flat at Gunjur village under the housing scheme for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) on March 7, 2014, making an initial payment of Rs 1.12 lakh. According to Suryaprakash, BDA had allotted him a 1BHK flat in Gunjur through draw of lots, and on December 3, 2014, he was told to pay the remaining amount of Rs 7.87 lakh within six months. To fulfil this, Suryaprakash took out a housing loan of Rs 8 lakh, which was released to BDA in four instalments. However, thereafter, BDA neither issued a firm date for registration, nor did it respond to the complainant's repeated inquiries. Worse still, the allotment-related file could not be traced at the BDA office by its officials. Construction halted midway When Suryaprakash visited the project site in 2016, he found only the first and second floors had been built, with no further progress. On December 22, 2016, he wrote to the chief minister, who in turn directed the BDA commissioner to act. A letter from BDA's chief engineer confirmed that construction had been entrusted to Deepak Cable India Ltd., Tired of too many ads? go ad free now but due to non-completion, the contract was cancelled and re-tendered. As the delays dragged on, Suryaprakash and other EWS allottees staged a hunger strike in front of the Gunjur BDA project. On January 5, 2019, they submitted a joint representation to BDA and again approached the CM on June 15, 2019. The CMO yet again forwarded the complaint to the BDA commissioner, but work remained incomplete. Frustrated with his runs from pillar to post, on Jan 28, 2023, Suryaprakash issued a legal notice to BDA, followed by a representation to the deputy CM on October 26, 2023. The BDA deputy secretary replied on April 3, 2024, acknowledging receipt of Rs 4.73 lakh, but alleging that Rs 3.13 lakh was due. Suryaprakash countered the claim, saying he had already paid 95% of the sale amount. On June 13, 2024, he finally filed a consumer complaint, seeking a full refund. Unjustified act The BDA's legal counsel contested the claim, saying Rs 1.16 lakh was still due, and that possession was withheld because of that. The Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission observed that the elderly complainant was a valid allottee who had paid 95% of the flat cost by August 2015. Rejecting BDA's claim that possession was withheld due to the pending amount, the consumer court observed that it did not justify the delay, and ruled that BDA had failed to provide proper civic amenities, parking facility, and sanitary connections at the Gunjur project, making the residential units uninhabitable.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Consumer court orders BDA to refund Rs 8 lakh for delay in handing over flat
Bengaluru: The IV Addl District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ordered Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) to refund Rs 8.03 lakh, with 18% interest, to a Marathahalli resident here, who waited for nine years for possession of a flat that BDA had promised to deliver in a year's time. On March 21, 2025, the Commission ordered BDA to refund Rs 8.03 lakh, along with an interest of 18% from the date the first payment was made, Rs 1 lakh for service deficiency, Rs 25,000 for mental agony, and another Rs 10,000 in litigation costs. The complainant, Suryaprakash H R, 70, had booked a 1BHK flat at Gunjur village under the housing scheme for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) on March 7, 2014, making an initial payment of Rs 1.12 lakh. According to Suryaprakash, BDA had allotted him a 1BHK flat in Gunjur through draw of lots, and On December 3, 2014, he was told to pay the remaining amount of Rs 7.87 lakh within six months. To fulfil this, Suryaprakash took out a housing loan of Rs 8 lakh, which was released to BDA in four instalments. However, thereafter, BDA neither issued a firm date for registration, nor did it respond to the complainant's repeated inquiries. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 임플란트, 지금 시작하세요 [자세히 보기] 임플란트 더 알아보기 Undo Worse still, the allotment-related file could not be traced at the BDA office by its officials. Construction halted midway When Suryaprakash visited the project site in 2016, he found only the first and second floors had been built, with no further progress. On December 22, 2016, he wrote to the chief minister, who in turn directed the BDA commissioner to act. A letter from BDA's chief engineer confirmed that construction had been entrusted to Deepak Cable India Ltd., but due to non-completion, the contract was cancelled and re-tendered. As the delays dragged on, Suryaprakash and other EWS allottees staged a hunger strike in front of the Gunjur BDA project. On January 5, 2019, they submitted a joint representation to BDA and again approached the CM on June 15, 2019. The CMO yet again forwarded the complaint to the BDA commissioner, but work remained incomplete. Frustrated with his runs from pillar to post, on Jan 28, 2023, Suryaprakash issued a legal notice to BDA, followed by a representation to the deputy CM on October 26, 2023. The BDA deputy secretary replied on April 3, 2024, acknowledging receipt of Rs 4.73 lakh, but alleging that Rs 3.13 lakh was due. Suryaprakash countered the claim, saying he had already paid 95% of the sale amount. On June 13, 2024, he finally filed a consumer complaint, seeking a full refund. Unjustified act The BDA's legal counsel contested the claim, saying Rs 1.16 lakh was still due, and that possession was withheld because of that. The Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission observed that the elderly complainant was a valid allottee who had paid 95% of the flat cost by August 2015. Rejecting BDA's claim that possession was withheld due to the pending amount, the consumer court observed that it did not justify the delay, and ruled that BDA had failed to provide proper civic amenities, parking facility, and sanitary connections at the Gunjur project, making the residential units uninhabitable.
Time of India
14-06-2025
- Time of India
Police arrest youths for public disturbance, weapon possession
Karur: Police have arrested several individuals for creating public disturbances and brandishing weapons in separate incidents across the district. On June 13, acting on a tip-off, police arrested four youths for recording social media reels while carrying weapons, including knives and a specially modified machete. The accused were identified as Gokulakannan, 22, Suryaprakash, 18, Gautham, 23, and Sujith, 15, all residents of Karur. Several offensive weapons were seized during the operation. In a separate incident days earlier, a group of youths was found obstructing traffic on a flyover while celebrating a birthday by cutting a cake with a knife. The accused in this case were Dinesh Kumar, 25, Chanduru, 23, Suresh, 22, Jineeth, 18, Ganesh, 17, and Akash, 21. All those involved in both cases were produced before the court, remanded in judicial custody, and lodged at Trichy Central Jail. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Cell therapy for male urethral stricture: BEES-HAUS clinical application in Edogawa Hospital Japan, reports Dr. Akio Horiguchi in IMORU.
Technology transfer from India to Japan, accomplished by GN Corporation TOKYO, March 31, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Urethral stricture affecting men of all ages, with increasing incidence after 55, is a recurring problem despite several treatment options. By transplanting autologous lab-engineered buccal tissue cells (BEES-HAUS), Dr Akio Horiguchi successfully accomplished the first clinical transplantation in Edogawa Hospital, Japan as per Japanese Regenerative Medicine law, and presented in International Meeting Of Reconstructive Urology (IMORU) in Hamburg, Germany. Safety and efficacy clinically, reported earlier by Dr Suryaprakash from India, triggered this tech-transfer feat, spearheaded by GN Corporation. Urethral lumen is a delicate tissue, when damaged, inflammation and fibrosis lead to stricture. While idiopathic causes comprise the majority, radiation therapy for prostate cancer, trauma and infection are other causes. At early stages, endoscopic dilatation or urethrotomy are undertaken, but disease recurrence is common, causing difficulty in voiding urine, sexual dysfunction and infertility. Repeated interventions make the diseased segment longer and at some point, require a buccal tissue urethroplasty, where a large tissue from the mouth is harvested and used as a graft, causing oral morbidity. In BEES-HAUS procedure, cells from a small buccal tissue, cultured in the lab are transplanted, that cover and replace the damaged urethral epithelium, proven clinically and pre-clinically, healing the urethra and preventing recurrence. BEES-HAUS technology uses a hybrid combination of 2D cultured fibroblast like cells secreting IGF-1, yielding paracrine healing effect and 3D thermo-reversible gelation polymer cultured cells that engraft and restore the epithelial integrity, considered as the first of its kind feat in regenerative medicine. BEES-HAUS therapy could be recommended at earlier stages of the disease as well, after validations, opined Dr. Horiguchi. The Indo-Japan team has standardized the tissue engineering procedure, engraftment of cells on epithelial surface, transport of buccal tissue from hospital to lab and harvested cells back to hospital using a nano-polymer cell and tissue transportation cocktail, making the entire procedure highly efficient, end to end. Based on inter-disciplinary research by GN Corporation since 2008 with NCRM, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, after having yielded a clinical solution and successful tech-transfer to Edogawa Hospital, Japan, GN Corporation has now signed a MoU with Soulsynergy, Mauritius. This partnership will propagate cell-based therapies for urethral stricture, corneal regeneration and AIET for cancer, making Mauritius, a healthcare technology cum medical tourism hub for African continent and Indian ocean rim countries. View source version on Contacts Samuel JK Abrahaminfo@ Sign in to access your portfolio
