'Money Kept For Stamp Duty Isn’t Actual Statutory Payment': Bombay HC Upholds Developer’s Termination
The Bombay High Court upheld a developer’s decision to terminate a homebuyer’s allotment, ruling that transferring Rs 4.65 lakh to a bank account for stamp duty and registration did not constitute actual payment. The court directed the developer to refund Rs 12.30 lakh paid by the buyer with interest and barred any earnest-money deduction.