News: Gurugram: Mahira Homes' licence cancelled, buyers in a fix-12-05-2022
Though the DTCP plans to complete the project, keeping the interest of the investors in mind, many homebuyers questioned how the licence was granted to the developer in the first place when fake documents were submitted.
GURUGRAM: More than 1,500 homebuyers in Mahira Homes, an affordable housing project in Sector 68, are in a fix over the town and country planning department ’s (DTCP) move to cancel the licence of the project and lodge an FIR against its developer “for submitting forged documents and fabricated bank guarantees”.
Most of the buyers have already paid 100% of the amount to the developer and are awaiting possession. Though the DTCP plans to complete the project, keeping the interest of the investors in mind, many homebuyers questioned how the licence was granted to the developer in the first place when fake documents were submitted.
In 2017, the DTCP granted the licence to Mahira Infratech Pvt Ltd (formerly, Sai Asina Farms Pvt Ltd) for developing the affordable housing project over 10 acres of land in Sector 68. However, the department began probing complaints of several irregularities against the developer in 2020.
“The director of the town and country planning department has directed us to immediately start the process of taking over the project so that public interest can be safeguarded. H-Rera has also been urged to freeze the accounts of the developer,” DTP (enforcement) RS Batth told TOI. An FIR has also been filed at the Badshahpur police station against Mahira Infratech and its directors for fraud and forgery on Monday.
DTCP officials said that they would complete the project in the interest of the homebuyers. “All the allottees are requested to submit details of their investments, along with documentary proof of agreement and payment, in the next 15 days,” said Sanjeev Man, senior town planner.
However, the homebuyers questioned the DTCP’s move at the last moment “when the project is nearing completion”. “In 2020, the DTCP ordered the developer to stop construction at the project site and sale and transfer of flats. But the developer was not directed to stop collecting money from the buyers. Now that we have made 100% payment, the DTCP has cancelled the licence,” said Dhruv Kapoor, a homebuyer.
“How the licence was issued to the developer on fake documents and why they are waking up after so many years, and that too, at a time when the project is nearing completion,” asked Amit Anand, another homebuyer.
