Rajasthan REAT Dismisses 20 Homebuyers' Refund Appeals After Project Completion Certificate

The Rajasthan Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (REAT), Jaipur, has recently dismissed appeals filed by 20 homebuyers seeking refunds in the “Sai Angan” housing project at Kuchaman City in Nagaur district, holding that once a project stands completed and a valid Completion Certificate has been obtained, a refund cannot be granted. A bench comprising Chairperson Justice Madan Gopal Vyas and Judicial Member Yudhisthir Sharma upheld the Rajasthan RERA order, observing. "In such circumstances for...

Repeal Of 1993 West Bengal Building Act Does Not Extinguish Pending Proceedings: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court recently upheld compensation orders passed against R.D.B. Builders in a long-running flat dispute, holding that the repeal of the West Bengal Building (Regulation of Promotion of Construction and Transfer by Promoters) Act, 1993 does not extinguish proceedings already pending under it. A Single Bench of Justice Krishna Rao, by order dated 26 February, clarified that the Supreme Court of India's 2021 ruling in Forum for People's Collective Efforts v. State of West...

RERA Registration Owed To Statute, Not Complainant: Telangana RERA Penalises Green Space Properties ₹22Lakh

The Telangana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TG RERA) has recently imposed a penalty of over Rs 22 lakh on Green Space Properties for advertising and executing sale transactions in its “Green Space Indra Nagar” project without obtaining mandatory registration under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. The authority, comprising Chairman Dr. N. Satyanarayana, IAS, Members K. Srinivasa Rao and Laxmi Narayana Jannu held that the plotted development, spread over 25,900 square...

Rajasthan RERA Restrains Secured Creditor From Acting Against Homebuyers Who Bought Flats Before Project Mortgage

The Rajasthan Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) has recently restrained Invent Assets Securitisation and Reconstruction Pvt. Ltd. from initiating or continuing recovery proceedings against homebuyers who acquired their flats before the Avalon Royal Park project was mortgaged. The authority refused to declare the mortgage deed dated February 14, 2018 as void. It held that adjudication on the legality or validity of a registered mortgage falls outside its jurisdiction. However, Chairperson...

Builder Cannot Impose Previous Allottees's Late Payment Charges On Subsequent Buyer: Telangana RERA

The Telangana Real Estate Regulatory Authority has recently directed Pacifica Construction Pvt. Ltd. to remove late payment charges linked to previous allottees before registering two flats. It held that buyers cannot be made liable for penalties that do not arise from their own defaults. A coram of Chairperson Dr. N. Satyanarayana, IAS (Retd.), Members K. Srinivasa Rao and Laxmi Narayana Jannu, observed that “liability for late payment charges must necessarily flow either from a contractual...

LiveLawBiz RERA Cases Weekly Digest : February 16 - February 22, 2026

Nominal IndexThe Madhya Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority v. M/s Malwa Vanaspati and Chemicals Co. Ltd. & Anr., 2026 LLBiz SC 80Shree Infra Properties Pvt. Limited v. Divya Narayan Panda, 2026 LLBiz REAT (OD) 10Mr. Sandeep Kolge & Ors. v. Peninsula Land Limited, 2026 LLBiz REAT (MH) 11Pramod Ashtekar & Anr. v. Nirmal Lifestyle Limited & Ors., 2026 LLBiz REAT (MH) 9M/s Rajeshwari Realty Pvt. Ltd. v. M/s NBCC Ltd., 2026 LLBiz RERA (DL) 29Mridula Parti & Anr. v. Microtek...

Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order Quashing ₹2.27 Crore RERA Penalty

The Supreme Court has recently set aside a Madhya Pradesh High Court order that had quashed a Rs. 2.27 crore penalty imposed by the Madhya Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MPRERA) on an industrial project developer for non-registration of its project. A bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe held that “the approach adopted by the High Court is impermissible in law.” The court noted that the High Court was exercising judicial review in the context of...

Haryana RERA Orders Developers To Pay ₹40.16 Lakh To Homebuyers For Lost Property Appreciation

The Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (HRERA) has recently directed Microtek Infrastructures Pvt. Ltd. and Deepanshu Projects Pvt. Ltd. to pay Rs 40.16 lakh to homebuyers towards loss of property appreciation, even though the buyers had earlier been granted refund of the deposited amount. The order was passed by Adjudicating Officer Rajender Kumar. The complaint was filed by Mridula Parti and Partha Sarathi De in relation to a flat booked in the project “Greenburg” at Sector 86,...

Delhi RERA Restrains NBCC From Coercive Action Against Rajeshwari Realty In Saket Project Dispute

With NBCC's appeal pending before the Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (REAT) and no stay in operation, the Delhi Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) on February 11, 2026 restrained National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited from initiating coercive recovery steps against Rajeshwari Realty Pvt. Ltd. over electricity and maintenance dues. “Keeping in view the order passed by this Authority, and the fact that the appeal is pending before the Hon'ble REAT, we direct the Respondents not...

Location Of Project Immaterial For RERA Applicability, Odisha REAT Dismisses Developer's Appeal

The Odisha Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has reaffirmed that the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 applies to ongoing housing projects regardless of whether they are located within municipal limits or in gram panchayat areas.The ruling came while dismissing an appeal filed by Shree Infra Properties Pvt. Ltd. The developer had argued that the project, situated in Guali Gram Panchayat in Cuttack district and not within the limits of any urban development authority, was outside...

Society Members Can File RERA Complaint Against Developer Despite Not Being Allottees: MahaREAT

The Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (MahaREAT) has held that members of a cooperative housing society forming part of a larger layout can maintain a complaint against a developer even if they are not allottees in the newly registered phase of the project. A Bench comprising Members Shri Shriram R. Jagtap and Dr. Rajagopal Devara set aside the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) order, which had dismissed the complaint as not maintainable, and held that such...

MREAT Stays MahaRERA Recall Order After Finding Two Digitally Signed Versions Of Same Order

The Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (MREAT) recently stayed a recall order passed by the MahaRERA Chairperson, holding that inherent powers cannot be exercised where the statute provides an express appellate remedy. The Tribunal also raised serious concerns over the existence of two digitally signed versions of the same order in a single complaint. A Tribunal comprising Chairperson Shri S.S. Shinde and Member Shri Shrikant M. Deshpande passed the interim order in an appeal filed by...