RERA
LiveLawBiz RERA Cases Weekly Digest: September 28 - October 3, 2026
NOMINAL INDEXAntriksh Developers and Promoters Pvt. Ltd. Thru. Authorized Signatory Sarafaraz Ahmad v. Shyam Sundar Agarwal, 2026 LLBiz HC(ALL) 82Sanklecha Constructions Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. v. Nitin Madhukar Shewale & Ors., 2026 LLBiz HC (BOM) 537Casa Grande Garden City Builders Pvt. Ltd. v. Virupakshappa Irappa Bagewadi & Anr., connected with Virupakshappa Irappa Bagewadi v. Karnataka RERA & Anr., 2026 LLBiz REAT (KA) 74Rajasthan Housing Board v. Anil Kumar Tak & Connected...
LiveLawBiz RERA Cases Quarterly Digest: July- September 2026
HIGH COURTSKerala High CourtRERA Cannot Decide Complaint On Merits Before Numbering, Hearing: Kerala High CourtCase Title: Renney Geo Varghese v. The Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) & Ors.; Sindhu M. Poduval v. The Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) & OrsCase Number : WP(C) No. 24034 of 2026 & WP(C) No. 24977 of 2026Citation : 2026 LLBiz HC(KER) 163The Kerala High Court has ruled that the Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority cannot...
Promoter's Pre-Deposit Can Be Released To Homebuyer After Promoter's Appeal Fails: Maharashtra REAT
The Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has ruled that a promoter's pre-deposit made while challenging an order can be released to the allottee (homebuyer) once the appeal does not survive. The tribunal observed that the pre-deposit safeguards the amount already determined in the allottee's favour. It also prevents the allottee from having to go “from pillar to post” to recover the amount if the promoter's appeal fails. The Tribunal, comprising Chairperson S.S. Shinde...
Occupancy Certificate Is Statutory Recognition Of Lawful Occupation, Not Mere Procedural Formality: Karnataka REAT
The Karnataka Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has recently held that an Occupancy Certificate (OC) is not a mere procedural formality and its date can be relevant in deciding when a project can be treated as lawfully completed.“Therefore, the issuance of an occupancy certificate by the competent authority is not a mere procedural formality; rather, it is a statutory recognition that the building is permitted to be occupied in accordance with the applicable local laws and has the requisite civic...
Homebuyers Continuing Project Can Claim Delay Interest, Not Compensation: Punjab RERA
The Punjab Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) has held that a homebuyer who chooses to continue with a delayed housing project cannot separately seek compensation for the delay under Section 18(1) of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016.The remedy in such a case is interest for every month of delay until possession is handed over, Adjudicating Officer R.S. Rai ruled while dismissing a complaint filed by Renu Choudhary and Amit Choudhary against Sushma Buildtech Limited.The...
No Limitation To Claim Delay Interest Where Allottee Continues With Project: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court on 23 September held that an allottee who continues with a real estate project can claim interest for every month of delay in possession, as the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 prescribes no limitation for raising such a claim. A Bench of Justice Prashant Kumar dismissed Antriksh Developers and Promoters Pvt. Ltd.'s appeal against the U.P. Real Estate Appellate Tribunal's direction to pay delay interest, holding that the expression “demand” in the...
LiveLawBiz RERA Cases Monthly Digest: September 2026
HIGH COURTSCalcutta High CourtCalcutta High Court Directs WB Chief Secretary To Give Timeline For Filling RERA, REAT VacanciesCase Title Rahul Parasrampuria v. The State of West Bengal & OthersCase Number WPA (P) 427 of 2026Citation 2026 LLBiz HC( CAL) 219On Tuesday, 15 September, the Calcutta High Court directed the West Bengal Chief Secretary's office to specify a timeline for filling vacancies in the West Bengal Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (REAT) and the West Bengal Real Estate...
Rajasthan REAT Stays RERA Order Granting Interim Relief Not Prayed For By Allottee
The Rajasthan Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has stayed an ex-parte interim order that prevented the Rajasthan Housing Board from proposing any increase over the ₹99.86 lakh tentative cost of flats in its AIS Residency Phase-II project in Jaipur. The order had also restrained the Board from demanding additional payments from the allottees.A bench comprising Chairperson Justice Madan Gopal Vyas and Judicial Member Yudhisthir Sharma observed that “the ex-parte interim-order was passed despite the...
From Complaint To Execution: What Homebuyers Need To Know About RERA
Delayed possession, cancellation of allotment, failure to refund money, changes to sanctioned plans and construction defects are some of the common problems that leave homebuyers wondering what to do next.The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA), provides a specialised mechanism for dealing with many such disputes. The Supreme Court, in Pioneer Urban Land and Infrastructure Ltd. & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors., summed up the purpose of the Act— timely completion of...
Homebuyers Who Withdraw From Delayed Project Cannot Be Made To Wait For Refund Until Occupation Certificate: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court has recently held that homebuyers who withdraw from a delayed housing project cannot be made to wait for a refund until the developer obtains an Occupation Certificate (OC).Justice Sandeep V. Marne held that the right of such homebuyers to receive their money back with interest is “absolute and unqualified”.“Thus, on plain reading of Section 18 of RERA, in my view, the right to seek return of amount with interest is absolute and unqualified. The right cannot be diluted by...
Telangana RERA Orders Vasavi Realtors To Pay 10.70% Interest, Flags “Grave Concern” Over 50+ Complaints
The Telangana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Telangana RERA) on 25 August directed Vasavi Realtors LLP to pay 10.70% annual interest to homebuyers Shilpa and Sridhar for delayed possession in its Vasavi Lake City West project, noting that more than 50 complaints had reached it against the developer concerning the same project. A Bench comprising Members Laxmi Narayana Jannu and K. Srinivasa Rao expressed “grave concern” over a “systemic pattern of default” and directed interest payment from...
LiveLawBiz RERA Cases Weekly Digest: September 21 - September 27, 2026
NOMINAL INDEXJP Builders and Developers v. Santosh Amarsingh Sandhu, 2026 LLBiz HC(BOM) 532Arun Excello Constructions LLP v. Meenakshi S., 2026 LLBiz REAT (TN) 72Seema Devi & Ors. v. Ravi Surya Affordable Homes Pvt. Ltd., 2026 LLBiz RERA (RJ) 140Sridhar Bagaluri & Anr. v. M/s Janapriya Projects Pvt. Ltd., 2026 LLBiz RERA (TS) 141Dr. Bhuvanagiri Radha Madhavi & Ors. v. M/s. Anjani Projects & Ors., 2026 LLBiz RERA (AP) 142Mrs. Shashi Rastogi & Anr. v. M/s S.S. Group Pvt. Ltd.,...