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NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has mandated the framing of charges against the directors of Three C Shelters Pvt Ltd concerning the halted Greenopolis housing project in Gurugram. The court determined that there is a prima facie case of cheating, forgery, and criminal conspiracy against them, alleging they misled homebuyers.
Additional Sessions Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan presided over the case against directors Surpreet Singh Suri, Nirmal Singh, and Vidur Bhardwaj, ordering that charges be framed for cheating and criminal conspiracy.
In an order dated April 23, the judge stated, “I am of the opinion that a prima facie offense under Sections 420/467/468/471/120B IPC is constituted against the accused: Surpreet Singh Suri, Vidur Bhardwaj, Nirmal Singh, and M/s Three C Shelters Pvt. Ltd.”
The case originated from an FIR filed by the Economic Offences Wing in 2017 based on complaints from homebuyers of the Greenopolis project.
The prosecution claims that Orris Infrastructure Pvt Ltd and Three C Shelters Pvt Ltd entered into a development agreement in 2011 for a project featuring over 1,700 flats across 29 towers.
Homebuyers reported that the promised flats, which were supposed to be delivered by mid-2015, were never completed, resulting in them paying rent and EMIs for unfinished properties.
A significant allegation is that the accused hid the presence of a chemical effluent drain and 220 KVA high-tension power lines crossing through the project site. While these issues were included in the approved building plans shared with Haryana authorities, they were omitted from marketing brochures and site plans attached to Apartment Buyer Agreements.
The court emphasized that the project brochures used for promotion failed to disclose these critical details, despite the approved layout visibly depicting them.
“The brochures contained a map that did not indicate the high-tension lines and chemical effluent drains. In contrast, the approved map/layout plan clearly articulated these elements,” the court remarked.
The court also observed that this suggests the accused had engaged in “criminal conspiracy with each other” to mislead homebuyers regarding these elements within the project.
Additionally, the prosecution claimed that bookings were initiated prior to obtaining full statutory approvals and before the building plan approval dated June 7, 2012, thus dishonestly inducing buyers to invest.
Investigations revealed that ₹154.93 crores collected from buyers were lent to related group companies at nominal interest rates. However, relying on a financial due diligence report from Haryana RERA, the court noted that direct siphoning of funds was not fully substantiated to the extent alleged.
The court concluded that there was a prima facie basis for charges under IPC Sections 420 (cheating), 467 (forgery of valuable security), 468 (forgery for fraudulent purposes), 471 (using a forged document as genuine), and 120B (criminal conspiracy) against the three directors and M/s Three C Shelters Pvt Ltd, which is currently undergoing liquidation through IRP.
The matter was scheduled for charges framing on May 2.
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