RERA
Karnataka RERA Orders Ozone Infra to Pay Rs 19.87 Lakh Interest to Homebuyers for Four-Year Possession Delay
The Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) has directed Ozone Infra Developers to pay Rs 19.87 lakh as interest for the delayed handover of an apartment to two homebuyers who have been waiting for possession for over four years beyond the promised date. The authority also asked the developer to hand over possession at the earliest after obtaining the Occupancy Certificate. The complaint was decided ex parte after the builder failed to file any objections despite being given...
TN RERA Orders Mahindra Lifespace Developers To Fix Defects, Activate Amenities At Thiruvallur Project
The Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TN RERA) has recently directed Mahindra Lifespace Developers to fix defects in C Block of its Mahindra Happinest Avadi project in Thiruvallur district and make essential facilities fully operational before handing them over to homebuyers. A bench comprising Chairperson Thiru. Shiv Das Meena and Members Dr L Subramanian, M. Krishnamoorthy held that the developer cannot shift responsibility for maintenance when the common amenities of C Block were...
MahaRERA Upholds Sunteck Realty's Right to Cancel Sale Agreements Over Payment Defaults
The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has upheld the right of builders to cancel registered agreements for sale when homebuyers repeatedly default on payments. In an order dated December 18, 2025, a coram of Chairman Manoj Saunik decided six complaints arising from the “Sunteck West World” residential project at Naigaon East, Palghar district.The complaints were filed by the project developers, Sunteck Realty Limited, along with its co-developers DDPL Global...
Homebuyers Can Claim Interest For Delayed Possession Despite Project Deadline Extension: MahaRERA
The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has recently clarified that homebuyers are entitled to interest for delayed possession once the possession date promised in their agreements expires. This holds even if the regulator has extended the project's overall completion timeline. In an order dated December 26, 2025, a coram of Chairperson Manoj Saunik, allowed a batch of 25 complaints filed by homebuyers against KBC Global Limited, formerly known as Karda Constructions. The...
MahaRERA Orders Accord Builders To Refund ₹42.45 Lakh Illegally Forfeited From Homebuyer
The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has recently held that a builder who accepted more than 10% of the flat price without executing a registered Agreement for Sale and later resold the apartment cannot forfeit the homebuyer's money.Holding the forfeiture to be unlawful, the authority ordered Accord Builders to refund Rs 42.45 lakh to the homebuyer. In the order dated December 18, 2025, MahaRERA Member Ravindra Deshpande observed that the builder had retained the buyer's...
Tamil Nadu RERA Orders Vijay Raja Homes To Fix Seepage Issues In Ideal Homes Project, Make It Habitable
The Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TNRERA) has recently held a Chennai-based real estate developer responsible for structural defects in a residential flat. It rejected the developer's claim that water seepage was caused by the homebuyer's negligence. The authority directed the builder to carry out full rectification works and pay Rs 25,000 as litigation costs to the homebuyer. The order was passed by the Authority chaired by Chairman Thiru Shiv Das Meena, along with Members Dr. V...
Individuals Who Are Not Homebuyers Can Approach RERA If Aggrieved: Odisha REAT
The Odisha Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has ruled that even a person who is not a homebuyer can approach the Odisha Real Estate Authority with a complaint under RERA. It set aside an order of the Odisha Real Estate Regulatory Authority which had dismissed a complaint as not "maintainable”.The tribunal held that the authority wrongly refused to examine whether a project had been registered for land beyond the developer's ownership. The tribunal, comprising Chairman Justice P Patnaik, and...
Failure To Transfer Khata After Property Possession Breaches RERA: Karnataka RERA
The Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) has recently directed a Bengaluru-based real estate developer to transfer Khata in the names of homebuyers within 30 days, holding that a prolonged delay after execution of the sale deed and delivery of possession violated the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. A Khata is an official property record maintained by Bengaluru's civic body. It establishes ownership and is required for paying property tax, obtaining home loans,...
Homebuyer Cannot Be Forced To Take Possession Of Unallotted Flat: Rajasthan REAT
The Rajasthan Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has held that a real estate developer cannot compel a homebuyer to take possession of a flat that was never allotted to him and cannot deduct administrative charges from a refund when no written Agreement for Sale exists. The tribunal allowed an appeal by a retiree homebuyer and directed the developer to refund the entire amount paid with interest within 45 days.A coram comprising Chairperson Justice Madan Gopal Vyas and Judicial Member Yudhisthir...
RERA Relief Does Not Bar Arbitration Protection: Delhi High Court Sets Aside Commercial Court's Order
The Delhi High Court has recently ruled that homebuyers and investors are not barred from seeking interim relief under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act of 1996, solely on the ground that they had already previously approached the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA). A Division Bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Shail Jain on 24th December, 2025 noting that remedies under the RERA Act and the Arbitration Act are contemporaneous and not mutually exclusive,...
Punjab RERA Directs ATS to Refund ₹57 Lakh to Two Homebuyers In ATS Golf Meadows Life Style Project
The Punjab Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) has ordered ATS Estates Private Limited and ATS Infrastructure Limited to refund a little over Rs 57 lakh to two homebuyers, after finding that the developer did not live up to its contractual promises concering the ATS Golf Meadows Lifestyle project in Mohali .The order was passed on December 2, 2025, by a coram headed by Chairman Rakesh Kumar Goyal. In the decision, the Authority observed that when a developer fails to hand over possession as...
RP Cannot Revisit Or Re-Decide RERA's Findings While Verifying Claims: NCLT Allahabad
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Allahabad Bench, has held that a Resolution Professional has no power to re-litigate or sit in judgment over findings recorded by a real estate regulator while verifying claims during insolvency proceedings. The tribunal ruled that where such findings are under challenge in appeal, the Resolution Professional is justified in treating the claim as “contingent” until the appellate authority finally decides the issue. A coram of Judicial Member Praveen...