Hyderabad-based builder penalised Rs 2.81 lakh for non-registration of residential project

TG RERA fined RR Constructions Rs 2.81 lakh for failing to register the Sree Vajra Residency project and not applying for an occupancy certificate. The builder was also directed to rectify construction issues and provide the OC to the allottees

Hyderabad: Telangana Real Estate Regulatory Authority has directed a city-based builder, RR Constructions, to pay Rs 2.81 lakh as a penalty for failing to register their project, Sree Vajra Residency in Lalitha Nagar, Adikmet.

In its orders on July 1, TG RERA also instructed the builder to immediately apply and obtain the ‘Occupancy Certificate’ (OC), which must then be provided to the association of allottees.

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A flat owner, Mudrakartha Veenadhari, had complained that she made several requests for the occupancy certificate of her flat with the builder of Sree Vajra Residency and later on verification with the authorities of the GHMC Secunderabad Zone found no application had been made for two and a half years, after the completion of construction.

The complainant alleged the respondent constructed 10 flats, though the sanctioned building plan only permitted eight flats and also complained about several deficiencies, including water inundation in the parking area due to lack of adequate slopes and rainwater shades, inferior quality of internal and external painting, substandard plumbing and sanitary fittings, among others. However, the builder denied the complainant’s allegations.

Based on the facts and evidence submitted by the respondent, N Satyanarayana, chairman of the TG RERA and two other members of TGRERA, K Srinivas Rao, Laxmi Naryana Jannu, issued orders that the respondent is liable for penalty as per RERA Act 2016 and directed to pay a penalty of Rs 2,81,276, within 30 days.

“The respondent must immediately apply to obtain the ‘Occupancy Certificate’ (OC), which must then be provided to the association of allottees,” the orders said. The builder was also directed to rectify water inundation and ensure the transformer is functional, within 30 days from the date of receipt of the TG RERA order.