Chandigarh, Jan. 23 -- Merely handing over "fit-out possession" of a flat without obtaining the statutory completion certificate cannot be treated as a valid offer of possession, the Chandigarh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ruled in a verdict against Omaxe New Chandigarh Developers Pvt Ltd.

The Commission, headed by Justice Raj Shekhar Attri with member Preetinder Singh, passed the order while partly allowing a complaint filed by Ludhiana-based doctors Pankaj Mahindra and Manisha Mahindra against the developer in connection with a residential unit in the project "The Lake" at Mullanpur.

The Commission held that a "fit-out possession" letter issued by the developer in March 2024 did not amount to lawful possession, as ...