Sunworld Vandita Group ordered to reimburse Yamuna City homebuyers after 14-year wait by NCDRC

By Bricksnwall | 2026-10-05

The NCDRC judgment said builder will have to pay back the total deposited sum to all the homebuyers along with 12 per cent interest within two months 

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has asked Sunworld Vandita Group to refund the money to the buyers of its housing project in Sector 22D of Yamuna City on Yamuna Expressway, who have been waiting for their flats for 14 years, the NCDRC said. 

The builder has been directed to reimburse the total deposited sum to all the customers with 12 per cent interest within two months, the NCDRC’s order of August 31 said. The relevant interest will increase to 15 per cent per annum if payment is delayed. The decision also directs the builder to pay litigation expenses of ₹25,000 to each buyer, the order said.

The bench of Justice AVM J. Rajendra (retd.) and Justice Saroj Yadav rejected the builder’s contention that the delay was due to petitions filed by farmers and litigation and said: “Once the project was advertized and money was taken from buyers, it was the builder’s responsibility to ensure necessary approvals and compliances. 

The builder stated before the commission that the construction work was affected due to the protest of farmers and due to the litigation surrounding the land and due to the factors beyond the control of the builder. 

Sanjiv Gupta, promoter of Sunworld City project told HT: “We have already paid the principal amount to buyers. We are now working on paying interest as per the order of NCDRC. 

The backstory

The case is of 2018 when the homebuyers approached NCDRC as the builder did not hand over the apartments as per the 2017 schedule.

Officials added that in 2011, the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida) allocated a piece of land to Sunworld Vandita Group for the Sector-22D project. Officials noted the builder encouraged bookings in 2012 and roughly 1,400 customers put their money.

By 2013, customers have paid 20 to 80 per cent of the flat fee and builder-buyer agreements are signed However, in 2017, when some of the buyers toured the site, no construction was found and in 2018 they approached the NCDRC. 

Out of 91 buyers who had filed a petition against the builder, 27 eventually withdrew their names, officials added.

The case was under consideration on the petition of total 64 buyers. “Officials said they had sought full refund with 24 per cent interest, ₹2 lakh compensation for mental harassment and ₹5 lakh as litigation cost. 

Source: Hindustan Times