When the CCI alleged that DLF misused its dominant market position and imposed unfair conditions on home-buyers of two of its many projects, the real estate fraternity, legal experts and others strongly questioned the basis of the CCI order.
As the realty major DLF moves the Compat to challenge the CCI penalty of Rs.630 crore, the real estate sector will soon get an answer as to whether their business falls under the service sector.
Realty major DLF has filed a petition with the COMPAT against the August 16 order of the CCI that imposed a fine of Rs.630 crore on the company for “abuse of dominant market position”.
Union minister for housing and urban poverty alleviation Kumari Selja has said that the Centre is expected to bring the real estate regulator bill in the winter session.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has restrained DLF from selling or creating third-party rights in one of its towers located in DLF’s Horizon Centre, earlier known as City Centre, in Gurgaon.
Real estate industry body CREDAI on Saturday, September 3, opposed constitution of a regulatory body for the real estate sector, saying that it would become a “breeding ground for corruption” if implemented.
DLF plans to reduce its debt by Rs.2,500-3,000 crore by the end of this financial year, according to Group Executive Director Rajeev Talwar.
The country’s competition regulator is planning to initiate an investigation next week to find whether the practices for which it fined DLF Rs.630 crore on Tuesday are the norm at other real estate companies too.
The Google search of Ratan Pandit, a prospective homebuyer, for Noida Extension market completely confused him. With various conflicting reports where one of the property consultancy firms endorsing the market as future investment magnet and the other one advising to stay away due to over-supply in this market, this homebuyer could not reach to any conclusion. Even various property listing sites were of not much use in terms of the understanding of the given market.
Beating the slowdown blues, Bangalore-based developers DLF and Brigade continued their growth momentum with increase in revenue an profit. DLF, on the contrary, continued to lose the market share and revenue as slow sales hit the developer leading to quarter-on-quarter slide.