KOLKATA: The West Bengal Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has dismissed a complaint from landowners against Ashok Dutta, owner of Sreeram Enterprise, ruling that pursuing the same claims in multiple legal venues simultaneously is inadmissible.
The dispute arose from a development agreement signed on August 17, 2015, between Ashok Dutta and several landowners, including Champak Bhattacharjee, to develop a property at 10, Italgacha Road, Dum Dum, involving the construction of three buildings.
However, conflicts among co-owners regarding flat allocations caused delays. Though construction was completed, ongoing disagreements about flat distribution led the complainants to file a case with the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, West Bengal, earlier this year, while also lodging a similar complaint with the West Bengal Real Estate Regulatory Authority for the same remedies.
Promoter Ashok Dutta contested the maintainability of the case at the Regulatory Authority, asserting that simultaneous proceedings were not allowed. His application was initially denied by the Authority on May 14, 2025.
Upon appeal, the West Bengal Real Estate Appellate Tribunal reviewed the case and determined that the complainants could not pursue equivalent legal actions in both the Consumer Commission and the Regulatory Authority at the same time.
