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Refund Demand Letter to Builder (Commercial Unit)

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Stamp duty: No stamp duty in either Punjab or Chandigarh — a demand for refund creates, transfers, limits or extinguishes no right in property, so it is not a chargeable instrument under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as it applies in Punjab, or as it extends to Chandigarh; plain paper or the Buyer's or advocate's letterhead is enough.
Registration: Not registrable in either jurisdiction — outside Section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908, which reaches instruments that create or transfer an interest in property, not a demand for money already due.
Witnesses: None required for validity in either jurisdiction — this is a unilateral demand, not an instrument two parties execute.

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Also called

Refund Demand Notice to Builder
Legal Notice for Refund of Booking Amount
Demand Notice for Refund From Developer
Legal Notice for Return of Money Paid to Builder
Refund Notice After Cancellation of Booking
Builder Refund Demand Notice
Notice Demanding Refund of Booking Amount
Booking Cancel Hone Baad Refund Di Maang Da Notice

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A commercial-unit buyer's formal demand to the developer or builder in Punjab or Chandigarh for the refund of amounts already paid, once the booking or allotment has been cancelled — whether by mutual agreement, by the Buyer exercising a right to cancel under the Agreement or the booking terms, or because the Buyer is statutorily entitled to a refund under Section 18 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 — and the Builder has not yet actually paid it. It states the booking or allotment, the amount paid and its breakdown, the basis on which the refund is now due, the Buyer's position on any deduction the Builder claims to be entitled to make, interest on the delayed refund, and a period within which to pay. This is a DEMAND for money already due, not a request asking the Builder to agree to cancel in the first place, and not a possession-delay notice electing between possession and refund. It reserves the Buyer's right to approach the Real Estate Regulatory Authority, a Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, or a civil court if the Builder does not pay, but does not itself file any of those. Not for: a residential unit; a project outside Punjab or Chandigarh; asking the Builder to agree to cancel a live booking in the first place, before the cancellation itself is settled; or a live possession-delay dispute where the Buyer has not yet elected between possession and a refund — use the Legal Notice for Possession Delay for that election first.

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What follows is written for Punjab and Chandigarh. It states the position there rather than describing how it varies, so the amounts below are the ones that apply — worth confirming at the sub-registrar’s office, because rates change. If the property is anywhere else in India, none of this is yours.

Stamp duty

No stamp duty in either Punjab or Chandigarh — a demand for refund creates, transfers, limits or extinguishes no right in property, so it is not a chargeable instrument under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as it applies in Punjab, or as it extends to Chandigarh; plain paper or the Buyer's or advocate's letterhead is enough. What may need its own stamp duty, separately, is a formal deed cancelling a registered Agreement for Sale, where one was executed and registered — that is a distinct chargeable instrument under Article 17 of Schedule I-A, stamped on its own; this notice does not execute or replace that deed.

Registration

Not registrable in either jurisdiction — outside Section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908, which reaches instruments that create or transfer an interest in property, not a demand for money already due. No Sub-Registrar in Punjab or in Chandigarh takes a document of this kind. Where the Agreement was itself a registered Agreement for Sale, its formal cancellation is ordinarily carried out by a separate registered deed of cancellation — this notice does not achieve that by itself, and registering one is a step the Buyer and Builder take separately, if they choose to.

Notarisation

Not required in either jurisdiction — notarising this notice does not make it any more effective and proves nothing about its content. What proves the notice was served is the proof of dispatch and delivery: the registered-post receipt and acknowledgement card, courier tracking, or a signed acknowledgement of hand delivery. Keep these with the file.

Witnesses

None required for validity in either jurisdiction — this is a unilateral demand, not an instrument two parties execute. Witnesses matter only if the notice is delivered by hand (get the receiver's name, signature and date) or affixed at the Builder's office because tender has failed (two independent witnesses who can be produced later, and photographs if possible).

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LEGAL NOTICE DEMANDING REFUND — COMMERCIAL UNIT

A buyer's demand for the refund of amounts paid towards a commercial unit, with interest, once the booking or allotment has been cancelled and the Builder has not paid the refund.

Date: 2 April 2026

TO:
M/s Crestline Developers Private Limited, through its Director, an individual
X
And also at: Site Office, Crestline Business Square, Sector 88, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali) 140308
Email: X

FROM:
Meridian Retail Ventures Private Limited, an individual
X
And Vikram Anand, joint Buyer, of X

SUBJECT: Refund of the amount paid towards the Unit described below, following cancellation of the booking/allotment, together with interest, and demand for payment within 30 days of receipt of this notice.

Dear Sir / Madam,

1. THE PARTIES AND THE BOOKING

1.1 Meridian Retail Ventures Private Limited ("the Buyer"), together with Vikram Anand ("the Joint Buyer"), booked the commercial unit described in Clause 2 ("the Unit") with M/s Crestline Developers Private Limited, through its Director ("the Builder"), the promoter and developer of the project in which the Unit is situated, under Booking Application No. BA-2291 dated 14 March 2024, confirmed by Allotment Letter No. AL-0876 dated 2 June 2024.

1.2 The Unit was booked under an Agreement for Sale executed between the Buyer and the Builder and duly registered, dated 1 April 2026, registered with the Sub-Registrar, S.A.S. Nagar at Document No. 4381 on 3 September 2023 ("the Agreement"), in respect of the project known as Crestline Business Square, Phase-I.

2. THE UNIT

2.1 The Unit is a shop-cum-office (SCO) unit, more particularly described as follows: SCO No. 27, First Floor, Crestline Business Square, Phase-I, admeasuring 1,200 sq. ft. super area, situated in Sector 88, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali), situated in the State of Punjab.

3. THE CANCELLATION AND THE BASIS FOR THE REFUND

3.1 The Buyer and the Builder have mutually agreed to cancel the booking/allotment of the Unit, and the Builder is accordingly liable to refund the amount paid towards it.

3.2 Confirmed by the Builder's own letter dated 12 August 2026, acknowledging the cancellation and the Buyer's entitlement to a refund of the amount paid.

4. THE AMOUNT PAID

4.1 The total amount paid by the Buyer to the Builder towards the Unit, as on the date of this notice, is ₹42,00,000 (Rupees Forty Two Lakh only), made up as follows: Booking amount of Rs. 5,00,000 paid on 14 March 2024 (Receipt No. BA-2291); first instalment of Rs. 15,00,000 paid on 20 June 2024 (UTR HDFC240620991); second instalment of Rs. 22,00,000 paid on 5 December 2024 (UTR HDFC241205442).

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