The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ruled that developers offering possession without an Occupancy Certificate must refund homebuyers with interest, setting a landmark precedent for buyer protection.

With a landmark verdict, a Mumbai consumer commission ordered a development company to pay purchaser Neela Pawar with INR 8.5 lakh and return INR 7.5 lakh for failing to get licences for a Kandivli redevelopment project. This ruling shows the consequences of unlicensed redevelopment.