New Delhi, April 28
Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni has moved the Supreme Court seeking protection of his ownership rights on an over 5,500-square feet penthouse he booked 10 years ago in a project of the embattled Amrapali Group.
Dhoni filed an application in the court through his lawyer, after receiving a notice from the apex court-appointed forensic auditors seeking clarification on certain aspects of the purchase.
The apex court is scheduled to hear the Amrapali matter on April 30.
Dhoni said the apex court had on December 5 last year directed the forensic auditors to issue individual notices to home buyers who booked the flats on a paltry sum.
The former team India captain said his authorised representative has given a detailed reply to the notice sent by the forensic auditors.
Dhoni said he has paid Rs 20 lakh for the property but only some work for the penthouse has been done and he has not been given the possession.
“It is respectfully submitted that the price paid by the applicant is certainly not a paltry amount,” he said, adding that because he was associated with the Amrapali Group as their brand ambassador, he got the penthouse at a lower price.
This cannot be a ground to question the otherwise genuine agreement, he said.
While the affidavit mentions no market price for the property, it is estimated to be worth over Rs 1 crore.
Dhoni said that like other home-buyers and creditors, he has also been duped by the Amrapali Group.
The forensic auditors, Pawan Agrawal and Ravi Bhatia, told the court that they had found that over Rs 3,000 crore of home buyers’ money was diverted by Amrapali promoters.
They said over 100 shell companies were formed by the group to divert the money.
On February 28, the apex court had allowed the Delhi Police to arrest and interrogate in custody Amrapali Group CMD Anil Sharma and two directors on a complaint that home-buyers of their various housing projects were cheated and duped of their funds. PTI
His submission
- Dhoni said he has paid Rs 20 lakh for the property but only some work for the penthouse has been done and he has not been given the possession.
- He said that as he was associated with the Amrapali Group as their brand ambassador, he got the penthouse at a lower price.
- This cannot be a ground to question the otherwise genuine agreement, he said.
Market price Rs 1 crore
While the affidavit mentions no market price for the property, it is estimated to be worth over Rs 1 crore.
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