GREATER NOIDA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY vs B.S. CHAUHAN (DECEASED THR LRS)

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$~107 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 20th August, 2025 + CM(M) 1563/2025 & CM APPL. 51445-51446/2025 GREATER NOIDA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sudhir Naagar, Mr. Ajay Kumar Gupta, Mr. Ayush Mandal Gupta, Mr. Piyush Aggarwal and Mr. Mohit Singh, Advocates versus B.S. CHAUHAN (DECEASED THR LRS) .....Respondent Through: None CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioner-Authority challenges order dated 09.07.2025 whereby learned National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (hereinafter referred to as NCDRC) has dismissed their second appeal holding that there is no substantial question of law involved therein. 2. A complaint was filed by one Mr. Bhupinder Singh Chauhan (since deceased) before the learned District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Delhi which was allowed vide order 25.04.2023. While allowing the complaint, learned District Commission awarded interest @ 15% per annum from the date of last payment till its realization. The relevant observations made in this regard by learned District Commission are as under: - “27. Hon'ble Supreme Court has held in M/s Ashoka Investment Company vs M/s United Tower India (Pvt.) Ltd. in Civil Appeal No(s). 4913 of 2015, 11. Having considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, we are in agreement with the findings recorded by the NCDRC regarding the conduct of both the parties, Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CM(M) 1563/2025 1 By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:21.08.2025 17:19:20 however, we feel that in the fitness of things and in the interest of both the parties considering the nature of agreement made and also their conduct that the order of the NCDRC requires to be modified. The rate of interest