Ghaziabad Development Authority vs Subhash Gupta

The Supreme Court held that interest at the rate of 18% per annum cannot be uniformly granted in all cases by Consumer Forums, as established in Ghaziabad Development Authority vs. Balbir Singh (2004) 5 SCC 65. The Court emphasized that compensation for mental agony must correlate with a finding of loss or injury due to misfeasance in public office. The Court upheld the District Forum's order for delivery of possession and interest payment, rejecting the National Commission's increase of interest without proper justification.