Centre Proposes Penalty Instead Of 1 Year Jail For Allottees Violating RERA Appellate Tribunal Orders

The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, has been introduced in the Lok Sabha as part of a broader legislative push to decriminalise offences and rationalise penalties across a range of laws. One of the changes relates to the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. Section 68 of the Act currently allows for imprisonment of up to one year where an allottee (homebuyer) fails to comply with orders of the Real Estate Appellate Tribunal. It also provides for a continuing...

LiveLawBiz RERA Weekly Digest: March 23 - March 28, 2026

Nominal IndexM/s Galaxy Mall Private Limited v. Bharat Nagjibhai Ramani & Anr., 2026 LLBiz REAT (GJ) 18Tulip Infratech Private Limited v. Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Gurugram, 2026 LLBiz REAT (HR) 19M/s Park Town Complex Pvt. Ltd. v. Sanjay Kumar, 2026 LLBiz REAT (UP) 17Harjeet Kaur Dhillon & Anr. v. M/s Imperia Structures Ltd., 2026 LLBiz RERA (HR) 57Mugundhine v. M/s Cybercity Mangadu Project Pvt. Ltd. & Ors., 2026 LLBiz RERA (TN) 56REAL ESTATE APPELLATE...

Unregistered FAR Not By Itself A RERA Violation Without Sale Or Marketing: Haryana REAT

The Haryana Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (HREAT) on Friday held that the mere existence of unutilised or unregistered FAR in a real estate project does not, by itself, constitute a violation of Section 3 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, in the absence of any evidence of actual marketing, sale, or booking. It reduced a late fee imposed on Tulip Infratech Private Limited from Rs 1,75,87,714 to Rs 75,00,000 as excessive and disproportionate. A coram of Chairman Justice...

Marketing Entity Not A 'Promoter': Tamil Nadu RERA Refuses to Hold It Liable In Chennai Housing Project Delay

In a delayed possession dispute involving a housing project in Chennai, the Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority has held that the marketing entity is not a “promoter” and cannot be held liable, while also declining to fasten liability on the landowner and directing the developer to pay compensation.Dismissing the complaint against Anugraha Real Value Services (Chennai) Pvt. Ltd. and Shriram Properties Ltd., the Authority held that neither entity had any privity of contract with the...

Haryana RERA Orders Imperia Structures To Pay ₹55 Lakh For Loss Of Property Appreciation

The Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Authority) on 16 March directed Imperia Structures Ltd. to pay Rs. 55 Lakhs to a homebuyer as compensation for loss of appreciation in property value due to delayed possession of the residential unit. A Bench comprising Adjudicating Officer Rajender Kumar (AO) observed that the builder had received a substantial portion of the sale consideration but failed to deliver possession within the agreed time. Such a delay, it said, resulted in financial...

UP RERA To Hear Complaints In Unregistered Projects After Amending General Regulations, 2019

The Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (UP RERA) has amended its General Regulations, 2019, enabling the Authority to hear complaints filed by allottees in unregistered projects and prescribing limits on fees charged by promoters for the transfer of allotments. The amendment, notified on March 24, 2026, has come into force upon its publication on the official website of the Authority The amendment modifies Regulation 24 and Regulation 47 of the Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory...

Haryana RERA Dismisses Complaint Against M3M India, Rules Homebuyers Cannot Pursue Parallel Remedies

The Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Authority) on 12 March held that a party cannot pursue parallel remedies before different forums on the same cause of action. A Bench comprising Member Phool Singh Saini dismissed a complaint filed by two homebuyers against M3M India Limited, observing that the they were members of an association that had already filed a complaint before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) seeking similar relief for the same allotment. The...

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...