cheques bounced
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Anonymous
(Querist) 04 May 2010
This query is : Resolved
I booked few plots in different projects (Haryana/Rajasthan) of a builder and paid a part of the price as advance.
None of the project/plot was delivered. In some cases, the land was not sanctioned and hence builder could not delive the plots.
After much discussions, builder issued the cheques but they bounced. This happened about a year ago.
Since then I have been trying to get new cheques, basiccaly my money, but builder has not given anything yet.
* Can I still file complaint/case against the builder in consumer and/or criminal court against cheque bounce (that happened about a year ago)?
* Can I combine all plots/projects in the same court case? Builder is the same in all cases.
* Should I file the case in Consumer court or Criminal court or both? According to my understanding, consumer court is faster than criminal court but builder may feel less pressure in a consumer court, and there may be no arrest in the consumer court case.
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 19 January 2012
You should file a civil suit for recovery against the cheque amount and should go to consumer forum for other matters. Criminal case can also be filed.
