Gujarat REAT Sets Aside RERA Order, Says No Jurisdiction Over Project Phase Completed Before RERA Act

The Gujarat Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (REAT) has quashed an order of the Gujarat Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), holding that even though the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, is consumer-centric, the Authority had no jurisdiction to entertain a complaint relating to a project phase that had obtained a completion certificate before the Act came into force on May 1, 2017. A coram of Chairman Justice R.M. Chhaya and members Ram Kumar (Technical &...

UP REAT Sets Aside RERA Refund Order, Says Reply Opportunity Must Be Formally Closed Before Decision On Merits

The Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (REAT) at Lucknow has recently held that while the right of a party to file a reply may be closed if they fail to do so despite sufficient opportunities, such a right must be expressly and formally closed by the authority before proceeding to decide the case on merits. A coram of Judicial Member Sanjai Khare and Technical Member Devindar Singh Chaudhry set aside a refund order of the U.P. Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) and observed that:...

LiveLawBiz RERA Weekly Digest: March 15 - March 21, 2026

NOMINAL INDEXVankadari Aniruddha Vaishnav & Anr. v. Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority & Anr., 2026 LLBiz REAT (KA) 15Neelam Jain & Anr. v. ARG CG Developers LLP, 2026 LLBiz REAT (RJ) 14R. Jagan Kumar v. Selene Estate Limited, 2026 LLBiz RERA (TN) 55Balwan Singh v. Housing Board Haryana & Anr., 2026 LLBiz RERA (HR) 54Bellana Bangaru Naidu v. Hayagreeva Farms and Developers & Ors., 2026 LLBiz RERA (AP) 53Manpreet Singh v. Udit Jain & Ors., 2026 LLBiz RERA (PB)...

Meerut Development Authority's Re-Auction Of Plot After Price Rise Arbitrary; Allahabad High Court Orders Reconsideration

Questioning the fairness of the Meerut Development Authority's actions in a land allotment dispute, the Allahabad High Court has held that the authority acted arbitrarily in cancelling the allotment and re-auctioning the plot after its value increased, and directed that the allottee's claim be reconsidered strictly in accordance with clause 6(10) of the auction brochure governing restoration of cancelled plots. Setting aside the re-auction and subsequent sale, the court observed that a public...

Builder Cannot Cite Financial Hardship To Convert Residential Project To Commercial Use: Karnataka REAT

The Karnataka Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has held that commercial hardship or difficulty in obtaining approvals does not amount to frustration of contract, setting aside a RERA order and ruling that Italix Living Spaces Pvt. Ltd. could not change a residential project to commercial use after dismantling the structure during pending complaints.In its decision dated March 11, 2026, the tribunal set aside a previous order passed by the Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) that had...

Delay Due To Labor, Material Shortage Not Valid: TNRERA Orders Selene Estate To Allot Alternate Flat To Homebuyer

The Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TNRERA) has recently held that labour shortage, material scarcity and delay in approvals are not valid excuses for construction delay and found Selene Estate Limited in violation of its agreement with complainant R. Jagan Kumar after cancelling the allotment and reselling the flat to a third party. The Authority, comprising Chairperson Thiru Shiv Das Meena and Members Dr. L. Subramanian and Thiru Sukumar Chittibabu, held that the complainant had...

Dispute Over Construction On Allotted Roof Is Civil Dispute, RERA Complaint Not Maintainable: Rajasthan REAT

The Rajasthan Real Estate Appellate Tribunal, (REAT) Jaipur, has affirmed the Rajasthan Real Estate Regulatory Authority's order holding that a complaint filed under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, was not maintainable after finding that the dispute over construction of a solar structure on an allotted rooftop involved civil rights that were already pending before a competent civil court. The bench comprising Chairperson Madan Gopal Vyas and Judicial Member Yudhisthir...

Development Authority Constructing Flats for Sale Is a Promoter Under RERA: Haryana RERA

The Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), Panchkula, has recently held that a development authority that constructs and allots flats for sale falls within the definition of a “promoter” under Section 2(zk) of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, and can be directed to refund the allottee with interest for failure to hand over possession within a reasonable time. Passing the order in a complaint filed by Balwan Singh, Member Nadiam Akhtar directed the Housing Board...

Prospective Buyer Lacks Authority To File Complaint Without Booking Or Agreement: Andhra Pradesh RERA

The Andhra Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) on 5 February, held that a prospective buyer who has neither booked a unit nor entered into an agreement for sale cannot be termed an “aggrieved person” under Section 31(1) of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, and therefore cannot maintain a complaint before the Authority. Chairperson A. Siva Reddy and Member M. Venkata Ratnam, dismissed proceedings initiated by Bellana Bangaru Naidu against Hayagreeva Farms and...

RERA Act Does Not Mandate Builder To Provide Guest Parking Or Equal Parking Allocation: Punjab RERA

The Punjab Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) has recently held that the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 does not mandate builders to provide reserved guest parking, equal parking slots to all residents, or to allocate parking spaces in any specific manner. The Authority comprising Member Binod Kumar Singh dismissed a complaint filed by homebuyer Manpreet Singh against Udit Jain (Director of One Group), One Group and Puma Realtors Pvt. Ltd. (respondents) concerning...

LiveLawBiz RERA Cases Weekly Digest: 9th March - 14th March, 2026

NOMINAL INDEXKabra and Associates & Ors v Rekha Rajkumar Hemdev & Ors, 2026 LLBiz SC 109M/s Sobha Limited v The Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies & Ors, 2026 LLBiz HC (KAR) 30M/s Omaxe Heritage Pvt Ltd v Real Estate Regulatory Authority New Delhi, 2026 LLBiz REAT (DL) 14Ravi Kumar Anchoori v M/s Candeur Developers & Builders, 2026 LLBiz RERA (TS) 50Tushar Dnyandeo Jagdale v Piramal Estate Private Limited, 2026 LLBiz RERA (MH) 44Elkan Saphania Moses v Piramal Estates Pvt...

RERA Does Not Prescribe Mandatory Or Uniform Format For Sale Deed: Telengana RERA

The Telangana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TG-RERA) has dismissed a complaint seeking interest on Rs 62.5 lakh refunded by a developer, holding that an allottee cannot insist on a particular drafting format of a sale deed in the absence of a statutory mandate under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016.The Authority noted that while the Act prescribes a model format for an Agreement for Sale, neither the Act nor the Telangana Rules prescribe any mandatory format for a sale...