• Third party dispute on registered sale deed

Hi, i m from Hyderabad and i did buy a 3bhk flat in a gated community in 2015 which has 5 blocks and 500 flats in total and got it registered on august 2016 and occupied in same year. Later in 2017 we came to know that there is an ongoing legal issue on our block alone and none of us were aware of it. Builder alone was fighting the case since then and the dispute is that some successor of the land registered a case that the property was sold by some of his ancestors without getting permissions from relevant owners. All of us availed bank loans and municipal permissions are in tact. Now builder is in the process of handing over the community to association and assured that he takes care of the ongoing case. What should we do to get the assurance from builder which is valid legally. What could be the possible outcome. We have been paying property taxes as well since occupation
Asked 7 years ago in Property Law
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1) Ask builder to give compensation accordingly to property share of that particular owner. This can be tackled at builders point of view because builder has earned lots of money by selling the flats.

Ganesh Kadam
Advocate, Pune
13008 Answers
267 Consultations

1. It appears that you have made the full payment and only physical possession if left to be handed over or it is already done.

2. Since the constructions is almost done the litigation would not pose much disturbance.

3. If the defect remains then you can file case before the consumer forum claiming damages and compensation. 

Devajyoti Barman
Advocate, Kolkata
23655 Answers
537 Consultations

You can take an indemnity bond from builder that he will indemnify from all the losses.

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
34526 Answers
249 Consultations

The seller is bound to disclose to the buyer any material defects in the property or in the seller's title thereto of which the seller is and the buyer is not, aware and which the buyer could not with ordinary care discover.

Any omission to make such disclosure is fraudulent.

In this case the original seller would be held liable and can be sued for fraudulently selling of the property under criminal law. A police complaint/FIR against the seller may be lodged in local police station. 

Further the seller can be sued in civil court for recovery of the consideration amount paid by the buldder and flat owners and for claming appropriate amount of compensation for damages, irreparable loss and injury and mental agony caused due to above.

Kallol Majumdar
Advocate, Kolkata
2837 Answers
14 Consultations

The builder is bound to indemnify the flat owners as per the indemnity clause in sale deed in case of any third party claims 

 

 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
99790 Answers
8147 Consultations

The ongoing court case was not in your knowledge when you purchased the flat and took loan on it. Therefore it is a case of fraud and criminal breach of trust and therefore file a fir against him. Also demand full payment along with interest from him by filing a complaint against him in the district consumer protection forum.

Regards 

Rahul Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
14114 Answers
65 Consultations

You can demand indemnity bound from builder.

Mohammed Mujeeb
Advocate, Hyderabad
19325 Answers
32 Consultations

See you after formation of the association can join as the necessary party in the suit or an intervener to observe and keep track of the proceedings. Further on hand over agreement it can be mentioned any litigation cost and litigation before handover date shall be responsibility of the builder.

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
25513 Answers
179 Consultations

1. the flat which you have purchased will not be affected by the ongoing case

2. the claimant's claim is on the land 

3. the builder was liable and obligated to disclose this fact to the flat buyers 

4. the community/society of flat purchasers should intervene in the pending case and seek its impleadment as a defendant party as the society has now got valuable rights over the land over which the case is ongoing. Also the plaintiff party who filed the case must be aware of the construction being made on the land by the builder and must also be aware that the flat purchasers will form a society. As the outcome of the pending suit will have a bearing on the society's right over the land, the society needs to intervene in that suit and file its say 

5. at time of conveyance by builder to society, the society can also take a covenant from the builder in the conveyance deed itself that he undertakes to indemnify the society in case the land sought to be conveyed by him to society is adversely affected by the final outcome in the pending litigation which was not disclosed by him to the flat buyers

6. the flat buyers and the mortgagee banks can also independently file a suit against the builder for non disclosure of this important and vital information and keeping all in the dark and thus damages can be claimed from the builder

7. its really a complicated situation. The mortgagee banks and the flat buyers would also to some extent be held accountable for not having exercised due diligence before sanctioning loans/buying the property 

Yusuf Rampurawala
Advocate, Mumbai
7900 Answers
79 Consultations

As far  as you the buyers of the flat is concerned you need not worry since your buying is genuine and also the legal opinion through bank is also perfect.

You may just wait and watch the outcome of the pending litigation.

 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
89992 Answers
2495 Consultations

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