Rajasthan RERA Orders Forensic Audit Of Avalon Royal Park Project, Says IBC Moratorium Not A Bar

The Rajasthan Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) has ordered a forensic audit of the Avalon Royal Park housing project in Bhiwadi after finding significant inconsistencies in the developer's financial disclosures. It also noted a substantial gap between the expenditure claimed and the physical progress achieved at the project. Chairperson Veenu Gupta held that the audit could proceed despite insolvency proceedings against the developer. The authority ruled that the exercise would be...

LiveLawBiz RERA Cases Weekly Digest: June 15 - June 21, 2026

Bombay High CourtBombay High Court Says Homebuyers Retain Right To Delay Interest Despite Staying With ProjectCase Title : CCI Projects Private Limited v. Rajesh Kumar Chaudhary & Ors.Case Number : Second Appeal No. 479 of 2021Citation: 2026 LLBiz HC (BOM) 349The Bombay High Court has held that homebuyers who continue with a housing project despite delayed possession do not lose their statutory right to claim interest for the delay.Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh dismissed an appeal filed...

Bombay High Court Says Homebuyers Retain Right To Delay Interest Despite Staying With Project

The Bombay High Court has held that homebuyers who continue with a housing project despite delayed possession do not lose their statutory right to claim interest for the delay. Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh dismissed an appeal filed by CCI Projects Private Limited and upheld a Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal order directing the developer to pay interest to purchasers of an apartment in the Wintergreen building of its Rivali Park project in Mumbai. “The unqualified absolute right of...

Settlement Talks, Vague Legal Advice Can't Justify 299-Day Delay In Filing Appeal: Maharashtra REAT

The Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (REAT) has refused to condone a 299-day delay in an appeal filed by a homebuyer against Acme Industries Private Limited. The tribunal held that claims of settlement talks, conflicting legal advice, and a family bereavement were not enough to justify such a prolonged delay. A coram of Chairperson S.S. Shinde and Member Dr. Rajagopal Devara observed: "The Applicant has neither disclosed the particulars of the alleged advice nor placed any material...

Promoter Holds Homebuyers' Funds In Trust, Cannot Retain Common Assets After Handover: K-RERA

The Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) on 3 June held that a promoter holds money collected from homebuyers in trust and cannot use it for construction activities or personal purposes and that a promoter's obligation to transfer common areas, project assets and funds to the association of allottees continues even after handing over possession. Chairman Rakesh Singh and Member G.R. Reddy directed Smart Value Homes Private Limited and Tata Value Homes Limited to restore DG-set...

Sohan Realty Cannot Deny Homebuyer Rights Over Payments to Previous Developer: Karnataka RERA

The Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) has directed Sohan Realty, which took over the Bengaluru residential project now known as Sohan Skypark, to recognise homebuyer Vijaya Shanthi Kanuru as the lawful allottee of Flat No. B-302. It also directed the developer to grant her access and possession of the apartment. The order was passed by Chairman Rakesh Singh and Member G.R. Reddy. “Section 19(1) of the Act confers upon every allottee the right to possession and peaceful...

Developer Cannot Postpone Conveyance Until Completion Of Entire Layout Development: Bombay High Court

Conveyance of land in favour of a co-operative housing society cannot be postponed until completion of an entire layout development, the Bombay High Court has reiterated while setting aside an order that rejected a society's deemed conveyance application as premature. Justice Sandeep V. Marne observed, “This Court has already held that conveyance cannot be postponed till completion of entire layout development and that land can be conveyed in favour of the Petitioner-Society even before...

MahaRERA Directs Refund, Possession Relief In Avanti Projects LLP Case, Rejects Portal Extension Reliance

The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) on 15 June 2024 held that the completion or extension dates reflected on the RERA web portal cannot override the specific possession date agreed between a developer and a homebuyer under a registered agreement for sale. A Bench comprising Member Ravindra Deshpande disposed of two complaints relating to the “Tycoons Square Avenue I Tower C” project. It directed Tycoons Avanti Projects LLP to refund Rs 58.51 lakh with interest to...

MahaRERA Holds Common Facility Disputes Must Be Pursued Through Society, Rejects Individual Claims

The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) on 11 June, held that individual allottees cannot pursue disputes relating to common amenities, maintenance charges and collective facilities once a co-operative housing society is formed, and must raise such issues through the society under Section 19(3) of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. Member Mahesh Pathak dismissed a complaint filed by 19 allottees of Sanvo Resorts Pvt. Ltd.'s “Marathon Nexzone Zenith-2”...

LiveLawBiz RERA Cases Weekly Digest: June 7 - June 13, 2026

Nominal IndexRunwal Constructions v. Bharat Shah & Ors. (Connected Matters), 2026 LLBiz HC (BOM) 310Bangalore Development Authority v. Union of India & Others, 2026 LLBiz HC (KAR) 79N.L. Ravi Shankar & Anr. v. The Registrar, TG Real Estate Regulatory Authority & Ors., 2026 LLBiz REAT (TS) 37M/s. Evos Buildcon Pvt. Ltd. v. Ms. Seema Mohapatra, 2026 LLBiz REAT (OD) 38Sanjeev Kumar Mishra v. Frontier Shelters Pvt. Ltd., 2026 LLBiz RERA (KA) 97Sushila Devi v. M/s Elan Limited, 2026...

Odisha REAT Upholds RERA Order On Shifted Sewage Plant, Finds Ambience Concerns 'Forceful And Logical'

The Odisha Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (OREAT) has recently upheld an Odisha RERA order directing Evos Buildcon Pvt. Ltd. to restore a sewage treatment plant (STP) in its "City Homes" project to the location shown in the sanctioned plan. The tribunal accepted a homebuyer's grievance that the relocation had affected the ambience of her flat. Rejecting the builder's plea that restoring the STP would be costly and affect other residents, the tribunal observed: "The further plea of the...

TN RERA Directs ₹5.94 Lakh Refund After Finding Common Area Encroachment In Casa Grande Bellissimo Project

The Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TN RERA), on 3 June, held that Casa Grand Civil Engineering Pvt. Ltd. cannot retain amounts linked to common areas where it uses such areas for additional parking without approval, and it directed the developer to refund Rs.5,94,832 to homebuyers in a Chennai residential project. A Bench comprising Adv. M. Krishnamoorthy and Dr. D. Jaganathan, I.A.S. (Retd.), partly allowed the complaint filed by Nithya and R. Maghizharaman and ordered a refund...