"Want Lassi And Malai Too": Supreme Court Slams Amrapali Buyers Over Dues

Amrapali Group projects: The court's observation came as a warning to homebuyers who had bought the flats several years ago, but have not been paying deposits for completion of the projects

Homebuyers who want their flats completed in stalled projects of the troubled Amrapali Group projects in Noida and Greater Noida must pay their dues, or else their allotment could be cancelled, the Supreme Court said today. The court's observation came as a warning to homebuyers who had bought the flats several years ago, but have not been paying deposits for completion of the projects, after the government construction firm NBCC took over the projects from Amrapali Group, which could not deliver them despite taking huge sums from the homebuyers. "They (homebuyers) want lassi also and malai also," Justice UU Lalit said today. "Homebuyers want the flats, but don't want to pay money. They just want NBCC to construct the flats and give to them," Justice Lalit said, and ordered the homebuyers to ensure they deposit their dues according to the payment plan that they agreed at the time of purchase. The Supreme Court warned not depositing the dues could lead to cancellation of flat allotment, after observing that several homebuyers have not been paying.