Disha Direct Marketing Services Complaints & Reviews

I had invested with Disha Direct project Waterfront Wada in Jan 2018 for 1 NA plots of 2002.1 Square feet each @ 30 psf with buy back option of 50% appreciation or retaining the plot. Disha Direct has failed to deliver as per their commitment made in MOU. The person in-charge of this project keeps changing and all they do is provide false promises. Please advise how to deal with this type of a situation.

My name is Shishir Dhavle and my cell number is [protected]. In response to newspaper advertise published by M/s Disha Direct regarding offer of NA plots at Shahpur (COLORSCAPE project) with a 50% guaranteed appreciation in the form of PDC cheques. An option was available to purchasers to either retain the plot or to get the PDC realised. Mr. Prashant Damle, leading Marathi Drama and Film Artiste was brand ambassador for this ad. I visited disha direct office in March 2008. I was introduced to the vice president shri. Roli Kolari who briefed me regarding project details. He told us that the land was already purchased and NA orders were already obtained in respect of various individual plots. He showed me zerox copies of agreements of purchase of plots and many NA orders as claimed by him. He told me the complete schedule of the project same as displayed on the internet. He further stated that the company would call a meeting of all the purchasers to enable them to exercise option of eother retaining the plot or deposition of PDC. I was impressed and had purchased 2 plots of 1500 sq.ft. each for Rs.3, 00, 000/-. An agreement was entered in to between me and M/s Yash Infraventures represented by Mr. Santosh Naik. After entering in to the settlement, I visited the actual location of the project at Shahpur on my own. One Mr. Rahul, having his cell number as [protected], accompanied me in the capacity of local representative of Disha Direct. I noticed that there was no commencement of work at the location which according to Mr. Rahul was on account of procession of NA applications. I found that near this location the work of a project by M/s Soft Corner was in full swing. After few months I called Mr. Rahul and reminded him about the meeting which was to be called for exercising the option. Shockingly and surprisingly, he informed me that no such meeting would be called as NA orders could not be obtained in respect of the said plots. I immediately recorded his say in the form of a letter. After few days I received a set of documents in which I was wrongly shown as purchaser of some plot at New Mahabaleshwar location and I was offered some alternate plots. I immediately replied to the said documents and reiterated that I was interested to retain plot. It is pertinent to note that since purchase of plot, the company never bothered to either send any communication or even call me. I was simply checking information on the website of the company for display of any change in the project details but no change appeared till today. On calling to the customer care section I was informed to call one Mr. Sanjeev Masal, having cell number [protected], who was looking after COLORSCAPE project. I called him and narrated the entire issue but he sent me a mail stating that no plot can be allotted to me as there was problem faced by the company in obtaining NA orders. He again offered me alternate plots at New Mahabaleshwar. I replied him that this was cheating by them as the price of my each plot was now Rs.8, 00, 000/- and that the company was offering me to get satisfied at Rs. 2, 25, 000/- per plot. I send a notice under the Consumer Protection Act seeking total compensation worth Rs.25, 00, 000/- but as usual there is no response. Meanwhile, the date of PDC got matured and hence I issued advance notice of 15 days to the the company informing that I shall be depositing the PDC of 4, 50, 000/- under protest and without prejudice to claims and contentions. Still there was no response hence finally on the day of deposition of cheque I sent sms to Mr. Misal as well as Mr. Kolari and requested them to ensure sufficient balance in the account to avoid cheque bounce prosecution. Still there was no response and hence I deposited the cheque. On third day from the date of deposition of cheque, I received a sms from Mr. Misal that I would be paid the amount in cash as my investment was in cash and that also after my surrendering the original cheque and the agreement. I have recorded each and every development on each occasion. I visited Disha Direct office and found that the office was shifted long back to some new address which was never communicated to me. The cheque was honoured and I received the money but the same is extremely low than the actual present price of the plots. Hence I issued final notice under the Consumer Protection Act. Recently I received a call from one shri. Sagar waghmare, claiming himself to be the advocate of the company and tried to demoralize stating that now I have no case as I got my PDC honoured. I explained him that his contention was far from the provisions of law. In the beginning of the discussion he contended that he was not going to reply to my notice but at the end of the discussion, he stated that he would be sending a reply. But till this date I have not received any reply and very soon I shall approach court of law. This company has strted its operations at Dubal and New York. I am approaching both the governments by sending copies of my notices. Public Interest Litigation is required to be initiated by filing a Petition in the hon’ble Bombay High Court seeking direction against concerned Government authorities to close down Disha Direct company to avoid further cheating to public at large.