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...

OC Application Date, Not Issuance, Decides RERA Applicability: Karnataka RERA Dismisses Plea Against Pre-RERA Project

The Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority has dismissed a complaint by the Promont Residents Welfare Association against Tata Housing Development Co. Ltd. and The Promont Hilltop Private Limited, holding that it did not have jurisdiction as the project did not fall within the ambit of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. A Bench of Chairman Rakesh Singh and Member G.R. Reddy recorded that the developers had applied for partial occupancy certificates on May 19, 2016 and...

Karnataka RERA Orders Casa Grande To Pay Interest For Delay Over Changing Clubhouse Without Homebuyers' Consent

The Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (KRERA) has recently held that Casa Grande Garden City Builders Pvt. Ltd. made an attempt to change the location of a promised clubhouse without the consent of homebuyers and was liable for delay in handing over possession, directing it to pay interest to Arpan Sarkar and Priya Sarkar. Chairman Rakesh Singh observed, “The Respondent in this case has made an attempt to change the location of the clubhouse without the consent of allottees. There are...

Haryana RERA Dismisses Compensation Plea, Says Allottee Continuing In Delayed Project Entitled Only To Interest

The Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (HRERA) has recently refused to grant additional compensation to homebuyers who chose to remain in a delayed project, holding that once delayed possession interest has been awarded, no separate compensation can be claimed for the same delay. “When the complainants have already been allowed delayed possession compensation by the Authority for delay in handing over possession of allotted unit, there is no reason to allow separate compensation for same...

LiveLawBiz RERA Cases Quarterly Digest: January - March 2026

Amendment Proposal Introduced in Lok SabhaCentre 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...

Odisha REAT Issues Document Checklist For Authorities To Determine Promoter Status Under RERA

The Odisha Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has set aside a 10 lakh penalty imposed on T. Kiran Kumar, holding that a person cannot be treated as a “promoter” under the real estate law without documentary evidence and directing the Authority to rely on specific records before fixing liability. A bench of Chairperson Justice P. Patnaik and members S.K. Rajguru and Dr. B.K. Das held that liability cannot rest solely on inspection reports. Referring to the absence of ownership records, development...

Mere OC Application Not Project Completion; No 'Zero Period' For Delay In Possession: Haryana REAT

The Haryana Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (HREAT) has recently held that mere application for an Occupation Certificate does not amount to completion of a project and that time taken by authorities to process such approval cannot be automatically treated as a “zero period” enabling developers to escape liability. Upholding a refund of Rs 79,31,700 payable with interest by Landmark Apartments Pvt. Ltd. to homebuyers Hari Ram and Nisha Gupta, the coram of Chairman Justice Rajan Gupta and...

Allottee 'Very Vulnerable', Can Withdraw Deposited Funds Despite Pre-Deposit Requirement: Bombay High Court

On 30 March, the Bombay High Court held that an allottee can withdraw amounts deposited by a developer during an appeal despite the statutory pre-deposit requirement under Section 43(5) of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA). Justice N.J. Jamadar dismissed Rare Township's (developer) appeals and upheld the Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal's order allowing allottee Mitul Gada to withdraw Rs. 3,26,37,193 deposited by the developer. The Court observed: “The...