new delhi a consumer forum has asked dlf to pay rs 1 lakh compensation and return the booking amount of rs 5 lakh to a buyer who had applied for a flat in gurgaonbased project in 2008 following its failure to complete the construction in time new delhi district consumer disputes redressal forum presided by c k chaturvedi said that several other complaints were filed by buyers against the real estate developer dlf new gurgaon homes developers pvt ltd related to the same project new town heights in which the forum had held the builder guilty of unfair trade practice in view of this admitted position in a number of other similar complaints of this project we have in earlier cases held opposite party dlf guilty of deficiency and unfair trade practice and directed dlf to refund the booking amount and pay compensation of rs 1 lakh the forum passed the order while deciding a plea filed by delhi resident vibha puri who had claimed that she had paid rs 5 lakh to dlf in 2008 for the project but the builder delayed it citing nonavailability of environmental clearance puri had told the forum that she had booked a flat in 2008 in dlfs gurgaonbased project which is yet to be completed the complaint said the builder demanded 35 of the total price and also provided an exit option and informed that the project was delayed owing to nonavailability of environmental clearance she alleged there was no progress in the project and the demand was illegal without any agreement being executed alleging deficiency on the part of the builder puri approached the forum dlf contested the claim by pleading failure to progress owing to want of environmental clearance