Haryana Urban Development Authority vs Dheer Singh Bhatti

The Supreme Court held that interest at the rate of 18% per annum cannot be uniformly granted in consumer cases without considering the specific facts, as established in Ghaziabad Development Authority vs. Balbir Singh (2004) 5 SCC 65. The Court emphasized that compensation for mental agony must correlate with actual loss or injury due to misfeasance in public office. The National Commission's order granting uniform interest was set aside, and the appellants were directed to pay the respondent the TDS deducted with interest at 12%. This ruling is not to be treated as a precedent for other cases.