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The Economic Times
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MYSTERIOUS: Homebuyer can seek compensation for delayed delivery after taking possession sc | Mind Blowing Facts

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said that a homebuyer can seek adjudication of his claim for compensation for the delay in delivery of the flat even after getting its possession.

The apex court set aside a 2016 order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), which said that the appellant was not a consumer at the time of filing his complaint alleging a deficiency in service on account of the delay in handing over the possession of the flat, since he had already taken its possession without protest.

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