A cash-strapped company of the Ceylinco Group this week has allegedly refused to hand over the ownership deed of a house to a customer who has already made the full payment for it.
He is now pondering going to courts.
The victim, R. Musafer, a former Army officer told The Sunday Times that Ceylinco Housing Ltd., (CHL) had requested a further Rs. 159,000 as additional stamp fees in return for the deed – a requirement which was not included in the original agreement between the two parties.
Mr. Musafer said the full payment of Rs. 4,000,000 was completed in September last year, but the company in another letter dated February 25 this year had asked for payment of additional stamp fees before handing over the ownership of the land and house.
The letter has further stated the Company undertook to repay the same amount within two months and in return, despite the difficult circumstances, would provide free maintenance and water supply for the entire year.
Mr. Musafer said the letter from the company was drafted in such a manner that it acknowledges receiving a payment of Rs. 159,000 from him which was not true. “I have not made any such commitment,” Mr. Musafer said.
“One thing is very clear, I have paid the full amount as mentioned in the original agreement between the two parties, and now it is up to the company to hand over the ownership without further delay,” he said.
CHL Executive Director Sisira Weerabahu admitted his company was having a financial crisis and that was the reason the sum of money was needed with the undertaking given to refund the same sum of Rs. 159,000.“We do not intend to dupe our customer in any way.
All we are asking him is to bear with us for a short period of time,” Mr. Weerabahu said. |
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