H.U.D.A. vs MOHAN LAL GOYAL

The Supreme Court held that interest at the rate of 18% per annum cannot be uniformly granted by Consumer Forums without considering the specific facts of each case, 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 and that the National Commission's order was unsustainable for not adhering to these principles. The appeal was disposed of without costs, and the Court clarified that this order should not serve as a precedent in other matters.