This is not strictly a Bombay post, but its about Pune, which does not have its own metblogs page and hence comes under our gambit.

Bipin Pote, a resident of Pune booked an apartment for his family with Yash Developers of Pune. After paying a deposit, things turned southwards very quickly when the developers. They played hookey and finally terminated the transaction and refused to refund the amount.

I lost all my hopes and went to the builders office to collect back my booking amount of Rs. 51,000/-. The builder told that I had to collect the cheque within 15 days of cancellation of booking [link]

Of course the developer is only one level higher than the politician in the “Crooks” food pyramid and hence the regular threatening starts.

The builder started abusing and threatening me. I lost both the flat as well as my booking amount of Rs. 51,000/-. I was very angry with the builder .

While Bipin awaits the Consumer Court’s decisions a year and a half has passed since he made the initial payment. With Mumbai experiencing an unprecedented construcion boom, it wouldnt surprise me if there were more Bipins all around.

By blogging about it, Bipin has found the easiest medium to express what’s happening. If you think that this is worth the cause, blog about it, write about it, email friends and spread the word. Maybe some MSM reads and picks up the story and brings justice to this case.