RERA
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...
Telangana RERA Directs K Raheja Corp To Transfer Corpus To Maintenance Society, Complete Safety Works At Raheja Vistas
The Telangana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TGRERA) has recently directed K Raheja Corp Real Estate Pvt. Ltd. to reconcile and transfer corpus and maintenance funds to the registered maintenance society of the Raheja Vistas project in Hyderabad, complete pending safety infrastructure, and hand over key project documents. The order was passed by a bench comprising Chairperson Dr. N. Satyanarayana and Members K. Srinivasa Rao and Laxmi Narayana Jannu. The complaint was filed by an...
Tamil Nadu RERA Orders Olympia Tech Park, Chennai To Hand Over Sky Villa To Complainant By February 28
The Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TNRERA) has recently directed Olympia Tech Park (Chennai) Pvt. Ltd. to complete construction and hand over Sky Villa No. 3-A in its “Aquamarine Olympia Opaline” project to the complainant/homebuyer on or before February 28, 2026. The authority recorded that “In a nutshell, the complainant neither has the possession nor the ownership of the Sky villa No.3-A.” It held that “the delay in handing over the Sky Villa within the specified time frame is...
LiveLawBiz RERA Cases Weekly Digest: February 9 - February 15, 2026
Nominal IndexAngad Jot Singh Multani v. Estate Officer, Patiala Urban Planning and Development Authority (PDA) and M/s Omaxe Limited 2026 LLBiz RERA (PB) 25Embassy One Developers Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Karnataka & Ors. 2026 LLBiz HC (KAR) 19Latha Jayesh Chaudhary & Anr. v. Keyana Estate LLP 2026 LLBiz RERA (MH) 24MP Real Estate Regulatory Authority v. Briddhi Real Estate Pvt. Ltd. and Others 2026 LLBiz HC (MP) 11R-Tech Capital Galleria Jaipur LLP v. Ravi Tara & Anr. 2026 LLBiz RERA...
Rajasthan REAT Refuses To Condone 194-Day Delay, Says RERA Overrides General Limitation Principles
The Rajasthan Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has refused to condone a 194-day delay by a developer in filing an appeal, holding that no “sufficient cause” was shown. As a result, the appeal was dismissed as barred by limitation. The tribunal observed that the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 is a “special law” that overrides “general law.” It said the Supreme Court's ruling in Esha Bhattacharjee v. Raghunathpur Nafar Academy (2013), which calls for a liberal approach in such...
Punjab RERA Directs Omaxe, PUDA To Refund Entire Principal Amount After Over 12 Years' Delay In Possession
Holding that the delay “stands admitted and cannot be justified,” the Punjab Real Estate Regulatory Authority directed Omaxe Limited and the Patiala Urban Planning and Development Authority to refund the entire principal amount received for a flat after more than 12 years of delay in possession. Interest will be payable from the date the subsequent purchaser was recognised as an allottee. In its order dated 29.01.2026, Member Runvir Vashisht held, “The plea that RERA provisions are...
Supreme Court Allows Himachal Government To Shift RERA Office From Shimla To Dharamshala, Stays HC Order
The Supreme Court on Thursday permitted the Himachal Pradesh Government to shift the office of the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) from Shimla to Dharamshala, staying the Himachal Pradesh High Court's order that had restrained the move. A Bench comprising the Chief Justice Suryakant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed that “operation of the impugned order shall remain stayed.” The Court further ordered, “The State is permitted to shift the office of RERA to the place of its choice...
Karnataka High Court Invokes Writ Jurisdiction In RERA Matter To Enable Consideration Of Developer's Objections
The Karnataka High Court has recently held that the existence of an appellate remedy does not prevent it from exercising writ jurisdiction in a real estate dispute where due opportunity has not been afforded to one of the parties. The court set aside a Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority order directing Embassy One Developers Pvt Ltd to pay over Rs. 4.24 crore as delay interest without considering its objections. Justice B. M. Shyam Prasad said, “An alternative remedy need not always...
Technical Member Mandatory: Madhya Pradesh High Court Sets Aside REAT Order Passed By Two-Member Bench
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently set aside an order of the Real Estate Appellate Tribunal after finding that it was passed by an improperly constituted Bench. The court held that the Tribunal decided the case without the participation of a Technical Member, a requirement mandated by law. Such an order, it said, cannot stand. “As per the provisions of Section 45 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, the Appellate Tribunal must consist of the Chairman and two...
UP RERA Mandates Training For Real Estate Agents, Requires Certificate For Registration And Renewal
In a recent regulatory order dated 5 January 2026, the Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (UP RERA) introduced a revised and mandatory Training & Certification framework for Real Estate Agents.The order makes completion of training and certification a pre-condition for the submission and processing of fresh registration, renewal, or amendment applications for real estate agents. It clarifies that no individual, partnership firm, LLP, company, or society can seek registration or...