The Madras High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) leader L.K. Sudhish and his wife S. Poornajothi to relieve them from the liability of refunding ₹98.27 lakh, along with 9% interest from 2024, to an elderly widow who had booked a flat in a high-rise residential complex ‘M One’, constructed by Lokaa Developers at Madhavaram in Chennai, but was never given possession.
First Division Bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G. Arul Murugan dismissed the case with liberty to the couple to approach the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), under Section 58(1)(b) of the Consumer Protection Act of 2019, for challenging the order passed against them by the Tamil Nadu State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC) on March 28, 2025.
