Karnataka RERA Slaps Up To 5% Penalty Of Project Cost On Mantri Developers For Non-Compliance With Refund Order

Holding that there was “clear and continued non-compliance” with its binding directions, the Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) recently imposed a penalty of up to 5% of the estimated project cost on Mantri Developers Pvt. Ltd. for failing to comply with its earlier order in favour of homebuyers. A coram comprising Chairperson Rakesh Singh and Member Gurijala Ravindranadha Reddy further directed the Managing Director and concerned Directors of the company to appear before it...

Haryana RERA Dismisses Plea Against Ansal Housing, Says Allottee Who Stays Entitled Only To Delay Interest

The Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Authority) recently dismissed a complaint against Ansal Housing Limited, holding that an allottee who chooses to continue in a project and has already been granted delayed possession compensation cannot seek additional compensation for the same period of delay. Adjudicating Officer Rajender Kumar held, “When complainant has already been allowed delayed possession compensation by the Authority for delay in handing over possession of allotted unit,...

Haryana RERA Allows Registration Of Riviera At AIPL Lake City Project In Gurugram Despite Land Dispute

The Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (HARERA) has recently cleared the way for registration of the project “The Riviera at AIPL Lake City” in Gurugram, even as a land dispute linked to part of the project remains pending. The Authority said the mere existence of litigation is not enough to deny registration, as long as safeguards are in place to protect buyers. In an order dated March 30, 2026, HARERA revisited the matter after the Appellate Tribunal sent it back for a fresh decision....

Validity Of Homebuyers' Co-Operative Society To Act As Residents' Association To Be Decided Under KCS Act: Karnataka RERA

The Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) has held that it cannot adjudicate disputes over the validity of a co-operative society formed by homebuyers, clarifying that such issues fall within the jurisdiction of authorities under the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act.The co-operative society formed by some homebuyers of a Shobha HRC Project was intended to function as the residents' association, taking over management of the project and receiving transfer of common areas, funds,...

LiveLawBiz RERA Cases Weekly Digest: April 5- April 11, 2026

Nominal IndexGera Developers Private Limited v. State of Maharashtra & Ors., 2026 LLBiz HC (BOM) 184Pristine Estates Villa Owners Maintenance Mutually Aided Co-operative Society Ltd v. B. Srinivas Rao & Ors., 2026 LLBiz HC (TEL) 10Sobha Limited v. Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority & Ors., 2026 LLBiz REAT (KA) 22Aruna Garg vs. M/s Chintels India Private Limited, 2026 LLBiz RERA(HR) 64Shri Dinesh Chandra Deka & Anr. v. M/s Vivek Developers & Anr., 2026 LLBiz RERA(AS)...

Builder Cannot Escape Refund Liability For Failing To Deliver Flat With Clear Title By Blaming Landowner: REAT

The Karnataka Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has recently held that a builder (promoter) cannot escape liability to refund amounts paid by homebuyers with interest for failing to deliver a flat with a clear and marketable title by blaming the landowner or citing pending title disputes. A bench of Judicial Member Santhosh Kumar Shetty N and Administrative Member Mahendra Jain said, “The Promoter cannot absolve himself from the responsibility of paying delay compensation to the Allottee solely on...

Exclusion Of EWS/LIG Allottees From Housing Society Violates Articles 14, 21 Of The Constitution: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that a housing society that excludes economically weaker sections (EWS) and lower-income group (LIG) allottees is unsustainable in law. It observed that excluding such allottees from access to common facilities is violative of the principle of equality under Article 14 and undermines their right to dignified living under Article 21. Dismissing a writ appeal filed by the Pristine Estates Villa Owners Maintenance Mutually Aided Co-operative Society Limited, the...

Relying On AI-Based Market Trends, Haryana RERA Awards ₹4.16 Crore Compensation To Chintels Paradiso Homebuyer

The Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Gurugram has declined to follow committee-fixed compensation rates and instead awarded Rs 4.16 crore to a homebuyer after determining compensation at Rs 13,000 per sq. ft., relying in part on an AI-based overview of rising property prices.Adjudicating Officer Rajender Kumar held that the apartment formed part of a project found wholly unsafe for habitation due to structural defects, observing, “What to say of unit allotted to the complainant, entire...

Landowner Who Completed Stalled Project Is 'Promoter,' Liable To Homebuyers: Assam RERA

The Assam Real Estate Regulatory Authority has recently held that that a landowner who takes over and completes a stalled housing project becomes a “promoter” under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, and is jointly liable with the original promoter for obligations owed to homebuyers, including delivery of possession and refund with interest. A bench of Member B.K. Chetri, referring to landowner Saumik Sengupta, observed: “When the Development Agreement dated:...

Buyers Need Not Form Separate Societies For Each Tower In Multi-Phase Project: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on 1 April held that while each tower in a real estate development may qualify as a separate “project” under the statutory framework, flat purchasers are not mandatorily required to form separate co-operative housing societies for each tower. Justice Amit Borkar upheld the formation of a single unified co-operative housing society by flat purchasers despite the project being multi-phased and governed under different statutory regimes, after noting that the developer had...

LiveLawBiz RERA Cases Weekly Digest: March 29- April 4, 2026

NOMINAL INDEXRare Townships Private Limited v. Mitul Gada, 2026 LLBiz HC(BOM) 173Smt. Deepa R. v. Rajiv Raghavan Pillai, 2026 LLBiz REAT (MH) 20Shri T. Kiran Kumar v. The Secretary, ORERA, 2026 LLBiz REAT (OD) 21Avtar Singh Guleria Versus Signature Infrabuild Private Limited, 2026 LLBiz RERA(HR) 62Col. Kanwar Ripu Sain Jaswal & Anr. v. M/s EMAAR India Ltd., 2026 LLBiz RERA(HR) 59Arpan Sarkar & Anr. v. Casa Grande Garden City Builders Pvt. Ltd., 2026 LLBiz RERA(KA) 61Promont...

Haryana RERA Orders Signature Infrabuild To Pay Interest For Delay In Affordable Housing Project

The Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (HARERA) has recently directed Signature Infrabuild to pay interest to a homebuyer for delay in handing over possession of a flat in its Gurugram project, holding that the developer failed to meet the stipulated timeline and had not obtained the Occupation Certificate. A bench comprising Member Phool Singh Saini observed that the delay in offering possession amounted to a failure on the part of the promoter to fulfill its obligations. “The Authority...