Country Club India — Cheated by giving false commitments need my money back, cancelled membership

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Chennai, Tamil Nadu

I received call from miss. Anu regarding you have got a
Free coupon worth rs 30000 just come along with your wife and collect the free
Gift without any payment come to country fitness, velachery phoniex mall 2nd floor
At 7pm.

There i met mr. Sudheer konda and mr. Selvam explained
From 7 :15 pm with white paper in hand written about the vacation and club
Membership and he says everything will be given in agreement trusting that
The club will not do fraud, i had given my card for payment
At 9:30 pm and after that only they gave the original agreement for
Ignature. We asked for some clarifications from sudheer. The country
Club had taken my money of rs 40000 from icici bank debit-card (Salary account)
And amount of rs 60000 from standard chartered credit-card mr. Sudheer
Konda (Sales - take over manger) told that that you can convert to emi for
24 months at 0% interest and 0% processing fees but the bill comes with 12
Month emi with int rate (P. A) : 14.00% with the emi of rs 5387.2 for 12 month
Total amount: rs 64646.4 i was shocked to see the copy. I asked regarding this
But mr. Sudheer konda told that we will provide separate 7 days voucher apart
From this to compensate the interest that also i will sell by renting and give
The money wait now i will give the voucher like that he said and after seeing
Computer for some time he told network down we will e-mail the voucher now
Itself but not yet received. But while signing the agreement it’s late
Around 10:30 pm, my son was 3 yrs old shouting and crying because he was
Hungry. So we signed by thinking its genuine but when we came back home and
Checked agreement it does not match which was said orally & then we checked
The reviews and consumer complaint i have found around more than 400 peoples
Reviews that they had been cheated like this. But only one point i saw and asked
Why it shows only 5 year membership but you told for 30 year for that
Mr. Sudheer told that by paying 5 % tax as already told you can renew to 30
Years but that details is not written here i asked mr. Sudheer told that we will
Provide you separate sheet with stamp pad and signature as he told he had given
The sheet. After came home and reviewed the complete document it says that
Apart from this agreement any other written communication by cv representatives
(Including on comapany letter pad and stamp paper was not valid).

I will list out the point by
Point difference between which they have said orally and what was in the
Agreement,

I can avail a 14 days holiday for
30 years free of cost (After 5 years you can upgrade to world plan or you
Need to pay 5% tax which is rs 5000 for next 25 years to continue the same
Plan) at any of the club hotels or the affiliated hotels and lifetime
Membership of the club/fitness center, there will be no charge for using
Country club and its fitness center, if member will avail any vacation then
Only need to pay 8500 for 14 day in any country vacation’s and its associated
Property or if you gone only for 3 days you need to pay only the amount of
8500/14*3 =rs 1821. (But in agreement its written that amc of rs.
8500 per year which is required to pay to use any club facilities, otherwise we
Cannot use any facilities)

Then they had said that you
Can get rental income of minimum cash of rs 20000 for your non used holidays of
Maximum 7 days out of 14 days. If you rent your holidays for five years you
Will get the money back what you had invested. They also said if you go with 4
Adult and 2 child your holiday will be reduced from 14 days to 12 days.
(But in agreement it had been mentioned only 7 days for 2 adults and 2
Children’s below 12 year’s. And extra charge of rs. 500 for the 3rd adult.)

They also told us about gifting
The holidays to friend or relatives and also told us about the spa’s, fitness
Centers, etc., coupons may also be gifted. (But in agreement they told no
Friends or relatives can enjoy in the club)

Free car pickup from
Airport/railway station/ bus stand to the hotel and free car drop from the
Hotel to the airport and railway station and free site-seeing will be provided
With guide and complimentary break-fast (But in agreement its written
Pickup/drop/sight-seeing/ break-fast/lunch/dinner may be arranged on request
Only at additional charge)

Free vip couple passes to the
Events such as new year eve, valentine’s day, etc. (But in agreement it was not
Mentioned)

They told us whenever we cancel
Our membership we will get our money back what we have paid. And we can also
Transfer our membership to our son/daughter after some years at free of cost.
And membership card is for lifetime (But as per agreement it says membership
Amount is non-refundable)

They said that you will also have
Insurance benefit of rs 6 lakhs from hdfc bank. (But it is not mentioned in
That agreement) and we have tie ups with icici bank, hdfc bank, standerd
Chatered, etc.,

But check the reply mail got from
Cv not possible to refund the money which i have paid,

Please find the attachment for
Proofs of membership and ethics of airda.

As per the airda_code
Of_ethics_fullversion - clearly mentioned. There is cooling-off period involved
In every transaction/membership. So, could you

Please do the needful for my
Cancellation within 24 hrs from the joining.

Please check the same on below url

http://www.airda.org/html/
Aboutus/code_ethics. Html.

1. Cooling off period

After a purchase has been made,
Airda recommends a cooling-off period of 10 clear working days, during which
Customers have the

Option to revoke, rescind and
Make void ab initio, any sales agreement entered into.

If the agreement is revoked by
The buyer, the seller is committed to refund all payments made and return share
Certificates, title deeds

Or other documents handed over
During signing up of sales agreement.

Please also go through the one of
The judgement of this case.

In the consumer forum ludhiana
Judgement in my case (Case no.553, dt.05.07.2012) the hon’ble judge
Pecifically

Addressed this issue of
‘non-refundability’ – “further the plea taken by the ops (Country vacations)
That as per the terms and

Conditions of the impugned
Contract, the membership fee once paid is non-refundable is also not
Ustainable, as the impugned

Contract is one sided standard
Form of contract (Where the parties are not equal in the bargaining power)
Which the ops got

Prepared according to serve their
Interest and the complainants were supposed to sign only on the dotted line.
For such a view

We are guided by the judgement by
The hon’ble supreme court reported in air1986 (Sc) 1571.”

I fell trapped with country
Vacations. Forcefully, paid 100000/ (Rs 40000 from icici bank debit card and rs
60000 from standard charted bank). So, kindly, please refund my hard earned
Money back.

I have attached the photo of cheater mr. Sudheer konda for awareness for other people and to take action.

Regards,

J. Sathishkumar

Cell no : [protected]