RERA
MahaRERA Says It Has No Power To Order Eviction Or Possession Recovery, Dismisses Builder's Complaint
The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has held that it cannot order the recovery of possession or eviction of homebuyers, ruling that such reliefs lie exclusively within the jurisdiction of civil courts. The authority dismissed a complaint by Raajyam Realty LLP. The promoter had sought cancellation of the sale agreement, forfeiture of the money paid and permission to...
Haryana RERA Directs Emaar MGF To Pay 10.85% Interest To Homebuyer For Six-Year Delay In Possession
The Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) has held that Emaar MGF Land failed to meet its contractual obligation to hand over a flat in its Emerald Floors Premier Phase III project in Gurugram on time, and directed the developer to pay delayed possession interest at 10.85% per annum from 28 May 2014 until the offer of possession plus two months or the actual handover, whichever...
Haryana RERA Dismisses Homebuyers' Complaint Against M3M, Orders Full Refund Of Booking Amount
The Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) has dismissed a complaint filed by two homebuyers against M3M India, holding that they had no right to seek an allotment letter or execution of the builder-buyer agreement (BBA) since the booking never matured into a confirmed allotment. A coram of Member Ashok Sangwan said the homebuyers had not complied with the required payment...
MahaRERA Rejects Plea To Cancel Pratham Infra's 'Anantham' Project In Borivali Over Title Dispute
The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has dismissed a complaint seeking cancellation of the registration of “Anantham,” a redevelopment project in Borivali, after finding that the objections raised by the complainant revolved around a long-running dispute over who owns the land. In an order dated December 2, 2025, Member Mahesh Pathak rejected complainant...
MahaRERA Gives Westwood Allottees Final 30-Day Window To Clear Dues Before Forfeiture of Units
The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has ruled that homebuyers who default on payments in the Westwood project in Borivali cannot prevent the promoter from terminating their agreements for sale. Holding that an allottee who signs such an agreement is bound “to make necessary payments in the manner and within the time as specified”, Member Mahesh Pathak granted...
MahaRERA Says It Has No Jurisdiction to Decide FSI Misuse, Rejects Challenge To Mumbai Project
The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has held that it has no jurisdiction to entertain allegations of FSI misuse, illegal construction or partnership irregularities in the redevelopment project Abhilash Phase II in Mumbai Suburban region, and dismissed a complaint seeking revocation of its registration after finding that the complainant was not an allottee under the...
Gujarat RERA Orders Builders To Install Boards Displaying Complete Project Details At Sites
The Gujarat Real Estate Regulatory Authority (“Authority”) has issued a general order directing all builders to install detailed information boards and banners at every registered project site so that homebuyers can access complete and updated project details without relying solely on the RERA website. The Authority noted that many prospective buyers remain unaware of the existing...
Haryana RERA Dismisses Complaint Against Vatika Ltd After Complainant Fails To Show Proof Of Allotment
The Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority recently dismissed a complaint seeking execution of a builder buyer agreement, allotment of a plot, possession and delayed possession charges for a Vatika project in Gurugram after holding that the complainant had not produced any evidence to show that a plot had ever been allotted.The matter was heard by a bench of Chairperson Arun Kumar, who...
Punjab RERA Orders Omaxe Chandigarh Extension Developers To Pay Interest To Homebuyer For Five-Year Delay In Possession
The Punjab Real Estate Regulatory Authority has recently directed Omaxe Chandigarh Extension Developers to pay statutory interest to a homebuyer for a delay of more than five years in handing over possession of a flat in its project 'The Lake'. A coram of Member Arunvir Vashista held that the delay violated Section 18(1) of the RERA Act and that the homebuyer was entitled to interest from...
Bombay High Court To Examine If Non-Advertised Project Need Mandatory RERA Registration
The Bombay High Court has stayed a Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal order requiring a builder to register two additional wings of its real estate project in Maharashtra, noting that the central issue of whether registration under Section 3 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act becomes mandatory when no units are advertised or offered for sale requires...
RERA Authorities Cannot Decide Title Disputes Or Issue Declarations and Injunctions Like Civil Court : Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has recently held that authorities and tribunals under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) cannot adjudicate title disputes between allottees or grant declaratory and injunctive reliefs, ruling that such powers lie exclusively with civil courts. Clarifying the limits of RERA jurisdiction, the court held that disputes concerning the validity...
RERA Orders Not Decrees, Cannot Be Executed Through Civil Courts: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has recently ruled that an order passed by a Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) does not amount to a civil court decree and cannot be executed through civil execution proceedings, holding that RERA orders must be enforced only through the statutory recovery mechanism provided under the Act. A single bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna said the statutory scheme...