Haryana RERA Rejects Additional Compensation Claim Over Possession Delay After Granting Delay Interest

The Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (HRERA), Gurugram, has dismissed a complaint seeking additional compensation for delay in handing over possession of a commercial unit, holding that the allottee had already been granted relief for the delay through an earlier order. Adjudicating Officer Rajender Kumar observed: “When complainant has already been allowed delayed possession compensation by the Authority for delay in handing over possession of allotted unit, there is no reason to...

Karnataka RERA Directs Mantri Developers To Register Flat, Grant Homebuyer Possession Within 60 Days

The Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Authority) on May 5 directed Mantri Developers to execute the registered sale deed in favour of a homebuyer and hand over possession of a flat in accordance with the Agreement for Sale. A Bench comprising Chairman Rakesh Singh and Member G.R. Reddy allowed the complaint and held that the developer must complete registration and conveyance without further delay. It observed: “The purport and object of RERA Act is to develop and promote Real Estate...

Haryana RERA Awards ₹26.96 Lakh For Loss Of Appreciation Due To Delay In “The Heartsong” Project

The Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority on 6 May held that a homebuyer is entitled to compensation for loss of property appreciation arising from delayed possession, and directed Experion Developers to pay Rs. 26.96 lakh on this account, along with additional compensation and costs. Adjudicating Officer Rajender Kumar observed that residential property prices in Sector 108, Gurugram had witnessed substantial appreciation over the years and assessed compensation on the basis of notional...

Telangana RERA Holds Sale Agreements Disguised As “Investment Agreements” Cannot Bypass Section 3

The Telangana Real Estate Regulatory Authority on 16 May held that developers cannot evade the mandatory registration requirement under Section 3 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 by disguising apartment sale transactions as “investment agreements”. Chairperson Dr. N. Satyanarayana and Members Laxmi Narayana Jannu and K. Srinivasa Rao directed R Homes, Hyderabad, to refund Rs. 2.43 crore collected from homebuyers in relation to its “Jai Vasavis Bliss Heights” project at...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Alleging Jaypee Used “Facade” Deals To Divert ₹13,833 Crore Homebuyer Funds

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a writ petition alleging that Rs. 13,833 crore out of Rs. 14,599 crore collected from homebuyers by the Jaypee Group was diverted through transfers to group entities and undervalued land transactions. The matter came up before a bench comprising the Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi issued notice. “Issue notice, returnable on 15.07.2026,” the court recorded.Filed by a homebuyer in the 'KASABLANCA'...

Homebuyer Could Not Avoid Flat Payment Obligations Over Vastu Objection To Toilet Layout: Maharashtra RERA

The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has recently held that a homebuyer who objected to the placement of a lavatory in a flat on Vastu-Shastra grounds could not avoid payment obligations under the agreement for sale. MahaRERA member Ravindra Deshpande was dealing with a complaint filed by Heet Builders Pvt Ltd seeking a declaration that its termination of an agreement for sale executed with homebuyer Bhharati Kondaji Kanade was valid on account of non-payment of the...

Adani Infrastructure's SPV Not A Promoter; Haryana REAT Upholds RERA Registration Rejection For Parking Project

The Haryana Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has recently upheld Haryana RERA's refusal to register Inspire Parking Nest Pvt. Ltd.'s multi-level parking-cum-commercial project. It held that the company was merely a licensee with no right to transfer any part of the property and therefore did not qualify as a promoter under the law. A bench of Chairman Justice Rajan Gupta and Technical Member Dinesh Singh Chauhan held that the company's role was limited to developing infrastructure for Haryana...

Market Value Rise, Hypothetical Future Profits Not Enough For RERA Compensation: Karnataka REAT

The Karnataka Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (KREAT) has dismissed an appeal by two Bengaluru homebuyers seeking enhanced compensation over delayed possession of flats in Vaishnavi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.'s “Vaishnavi Mandara” project, upholding a Karnataka RERA order that awarded them ₹2 lakh for mental agony and ₹7,000 in litigation costs. The tribunal bench of Chairperson Justice J.M. Khazi and Judicial Member Santhosh Kumar Shetty N said compensation claims under the...

RERA Appeal Remedy Cannot Be Bypassed To Avoid Pre-Deposit Requirement: Punjab and Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently refused to entertain a real estate developer's challenge to a Haryana RERA refund order, holding that a promoter/developer cannot bypass the statutory appellate remedy merely to avoid the pre-deposit requirement. A Division Bench of Justice Suvir Sehgal and Justice Vikas Suri was hearing a petition filed by Advance India Projects Limited against a Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority order directing it to refund over ₹1.02 crore to two allottees in...

Bihar RERA Says Landowner's Flat Shortfall Claim Against Builder Not Sustainable After Alternate Flat Deal

The Bihar Real Estate Regulatory Authority has held that a landowner's claim that a builder had shortchanged him in the allocation of flats in the “Hashmi Residency” project in Patna was not sustainable, after finding that he had accepted an alternative flat in another project towards adjustment of his share. The single bench of Inquiry Commissioner Sanjaya Kumar Singh said the subsequent agreement signed by the parties reflected their consent to the adjustment of the complainant's share. ...

LiveLawBiz RERA Cases Weekly Digest: May 18 - May 23, 2026

NOMINAL INDEXAdmire Infrazone Pvt. Ltd. v. Chhattisgarh Real Estate Regulatory Authority & Anr., 2026 LLBiz HC (CHH) 13R. C. Sood & Co. Developers Pvt. Ltd. v. Shri Sharad Maheshwari & Anr., 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 510Sudhir Vitthal Mulay v. Rui Universal Realties, 2026 LLBiz REAT (MH) 33Megha Chowdhri & Anr. v. M/s Omaxe New Chandigarh Developers Pvt. Ltd., 2026 LLBiz RERA (PB) 82Shri Mani Pranjal Saikia v. M/s Aradhya Builders and Developers, 2026 LLBiz RERA(AS) 83Naresh Moturam...

Provisional Flat Allotment Given As Loan Security Does Not Create Allottee Rights: Maharashtra RERA

The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) has recently held in a case that a provisional flat allotment issued merely as security for a loan did not conclusively establish a promoter-allottee relationship while dismissing a complaint by a man seeking a refund or possession of a flat in Shree Tirupati Greenfield's “Siddheshwar Gardens” project. Member Ravindra Deshpande said the Provisional Reservation Letter relied upon by complainant Naresh Moturam Bhojwani had to be read in its...