RERA
Telangana RERA Says Buyers Who Paid For Beccun Flats Are Allottees Even Without Sale Agreement
The Telangana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) has recently held that buyers in the delayed “Beccun Life Style” project in Kompally, Hyderabad cannot be denied the status of allottees merely because formal agreements for sale were not executed, where they had paid substantial amounts and were allotted flats. Rejecting objections raised by Beccun Infrastructure Limited, the Authority held that such buyers are entitled to be treated as allottees and can maintain complaints before it. ...
LiveLawBiz RERA Cases Weekly Digest: 27th April to 2nd May, 2026
Nominal Index Janak Laxmichand Bhavsar & Ors. v. M/s. Aditya Developers & Ors., 2026 LLBiz REAT (MH) 28CCI Projects Private Limited v. Ramesh Shivsaran Singh & Ors. (and connected appeals), 2026 LLBiz REAT (MH) 27Tarun Chatterjee v. M/s Sai UVR Properties Ltd., 2026 LLBiz RERA(TN) 74Mohammed Iqbal Khan v. Casa Grande Garden City Builders Pvt Ltd, 2026 LLBiz RERA(KA) 75Real Estate Appellate TribunalMaharashtra REATHomebuyers Can't Enforce Rights Against New Developer After Termination...
Karnataka RERA Orders BDA To Refund ₹11.46 Lakh Collected Despite Full Payment Before Cut-Off Date
The Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority has directed the Bangalore Development Authority to refund Rs.11.46 lakh collected from a homebuyer, holding that the amount could not have been demanded once the entire sale consideration had already been paid before the government's cut-off date.“When the complainant had deposited an entire sale consideration on 28.10.2021 itself much prior to cut-off date 30.11.2021, the respondent could not have demanded/insisted the complainant to pay the said...
LiveLawBiz RERA Cases Monthly Digest: April 2026
NOMINAL INDEXRare Townships Private Limited v. Mitul Gada, 2026 LLBiz HC (BOM) 173M/s Sai Enterprises v. Sangeeta Ravi Punjabi & Ors., 2026 LLBiz HC (BOM) 232Gera Developers Private Limited v. State of Maharashtra & Ors., 2026 LLBiz HC (BOM) 184Sanroyal Builders and Contractors Pvt Ltd & Anr. v. Divya Balu, 2026 LLBiz HC (KER) 67Vandana Parvez v. IVR Hotels and Resorts Ltd. & Ors., 2026 LLBiz HC (MAD) 104Nidhi Sao v. Greenearth Infraventures Private Limited, 2026 LLBiz HC (CHH)...
Homebuyers Can't Enforce Rights Against New Developer After Termination of Erstwhile Builder's Contract: MahaREAT
The Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (REAT) has held that homebuyers who executed agreements for sale with an erstwhile developer cannot enforce their claims for possession, interest, or other entitlements arising from those agreements against the society or a new developer due to the absence of privity of contract. Dismissing the appeals, the tribunal upheld the order dated August 26, 2024 passed by MahaRERA, rejecting the homebuyers' claims for possession, interest, and cancellation...
Karnataka RERA Orders Casagrand To Compensate Buyer For Premature Demands Without Proof Of Construction
The Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (KRERA) has held that a developer cannot raise construction-linked payment demands without substantiating the stage-wise progress with architect or engineer certificates, faulting Casa Grande Garden City Builders Pvt Ltd for issuing premature demand letters without any such proof. Adjudicating Officer Maheshwari S. Hiremath found that the developer had failed to produce “a single iota of evidence” to show that the payment demands were backed by...
RERA Overrides Contract Act, Homebuyers Can Claim Interest for Delay Despite Continued Payments: Maharashtra REAT
The Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (REAT) has recently held that homebuyers can claim interest for delayed possession under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 even if they continued making payments after the promised possession date. A bench of Judicial Member Shriram R. Jagtap and Administrative Member Rajgopal Devara rejected the developer's reliance on Section 55 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 to argue waiver of claims. The tribunal said, “The substantive...
Developer Liable To Fix Non-Structural Defects Reported Within Five Years: TN RERA
The Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) has held that a developer remains liable to rectify defects arising from poor workmanship, including non-structural cracks and seepage, where such defects are brought to its notice within five years from the date of handing over possession. “As per Section 11(4)(a) of the RERA Act, the Respondent Promoter is responsible for all obligations and functions under the provision of the Act. Further, as per Section 14(3) of the RERA Act, any...
LiveLawBiz RERA Cases Weekly Digest: April 20- April 25, 2026
Nominal IndexSanroyal Builders and Contractors Pvt Ltd & Anr v. Divya Balu, 2026 LLBiz HC(KER) 67Vandana Parvez v. IVR Hotels and Resorts Ltd & Ors., 2026 LLBiz HC (MAD) 104Nidhi Sao v. Greenearth Infraventures Private Limited, 2026 LLBiz HC (CHH) 10M/s Sai Enterprises v. Sangeeta Ravi Punjabi & Ors., 2026 LLBiz HC (BOM) 232Soumya Ranjan Jena v. Priyata Lipsa & Ors., 2026 LLBiz REAT (OD) 25Kamlesh Valji Balsara & Anr. v. M/s Shree Siddhivinayak Infrastructure and Realty &...
Maharashtra REAT Says No Jurisdiction Over Banks Lending To Homebuyers; Refuses Stay On SARFAESI Recovery
Holding that it has no jurisdiction to hear complaints by allottees against lending banks, the Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (REAT) refused to stay recovery proceedings initiated against homebuyers, while restraining the promoter from creating third-party rights in the flats. The tribunal clarified that RERA authorities can examine claims against banks in cases such as where loans are extended to a promoter and, upon default, the lender steps into the shoes of the promoter. In...
Homebuyers In Possession Must Pay Maintenance Charges Even Without Completion Certificate: RERA Punjab
The Punjab Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) on 15 April held that homebuyers in possession of their units and enjoying project amenities cannot evade maintenance charges on the ground that the developer has not obtained a completion or occupancy certificate. Chairman Rakesh Kumar Goyal, directed the Arvind Nagar Residential Welfare Society to take over maintenance of the colony in Bathinda, holding that Sections 11(4)(d) and 17 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016...
Homebuyer Labelled As 'Investor' To Undermine Rights: Bombay High Court Dismisses Developer Appeal
The Bombay High Court has dismissed a developer's second appeal, holding that it could not justify cancelling a flat allotment and pushing the homebuyer toward a refund by treating her as an "investor" instead of honoring the allotment. The court found that, in this case, calling the buyer an “investor” was not an innocent choice of words. She had already paid 30% of the price for a clearly identified flat. Describing her as an investor was a way to deny her the apartment and steer her toward a...