Haryana Urban Development Authority vs Mukesh Kumar

The Supreme Court held that interest cannot be uniformly granted at 18% per annum in consumer disputes, emphasizing that compensation must correlate with actual loss or injury as established in Ghaziabad Development Authority vs. Balbir Singh (2004) 5 SCC 65. The Court set aside the National Commission's order for awarding interest without considering the specific facts of each case, directing recalculation of interest at 12% from the date of each deposit until payment. The appellants were instructed to deliver possession of the plot and repay any deducted TDS with interest.