RERA
Rajasthan REAT Refuses To Condone 194-Day Delay, Says RERA Overrides General Limitation Principles
The Rajasthan Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has refused to condone a 194-day delay by a developer in filing an appeal, holding that no “sufficient cause” was shown. As a result, the appeal was dismissed as barred by limitation. The tribunal observed that the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 is a “special law” that overrides “general law.” It said the Supreme Court's ruling in Esha Bhattacharjee v. Raghunathpur Nafar Academy (2013), which calls for a liberal approach in such...
Punjab RERA Directs Omaxe, PUDA To Refund Entire Principal Amount After Over 12 Years' Delay In Possession
Holding that the delay “stands admitted and cannot be justified,” the Punjab Real Estate Regulatory Authority directed Omaxe Limited and the Patiala Urban Planning and Development Authority to refund the entire principal amount received for a flat after more than 12 years of delay in possession. Interest will be payable from the date the subsequent purchaser was recognised as an allottee. In its order dated 29.01.2026, Member Runvir Vashisht held, “The plea that RERA provisions are...
Supreme Court Allows Himachal Government To Shift RERA Office From Shimla To Dharamshala, Stays HC Order
The Supreme Court on Thursday permitted the Himachal Pradesh Government to shift the office of the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) from Shimla to Dharamshala, staying the Himachal Pradesh High Court's order that had restrained the move. A Bench comprising the Chief Justice Suryakant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed that “operation of the impugned order shall remain stayed.” The Court further ordered, “The State is permitted to shift the office of RERA to the place of its choice...
Karnataka High Court Invokes Writ Jurisdiction In RERA Matter To Enable Consideration Of Developer's Objections
The Karnataka High Court has recently held that the existence of an appellate remedy does not prevent it from exercising writ jurisdiction in a real estate dispute where due opportunity has not been afforded to one of the parties. The court set aside a Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority order directing Embassy One Developers Pvt Ltd to pay over Rs. 4.24 crore as delay interest without considering its objections. Justice B. M. Shyam Prasad said, “An alternative remedy need not always...
Technical Member Mandatory: Madhya Pradesh High Court Sets Aside REAT Order Passed By Two-Member Bench
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently set aside an order of the Real Estate Appellate Tribunal after finding that it was passed by an improperly constituted Bench. The court held that the Tribunal decided the case without the participation of a Technical Member, a requirement mandated by law. Such an order, it said, cannot stand. “As per the provisions of Section 45 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, the Appellate Tribunal must consist of the Chairman and two...
UP RERA Mandates Training For Real Estate Agents, Requires Certificate For Registration And Renewal
In a recent regulatory order dated 5 January 2026, the Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (UP RERA) introduced a revised and mandatory Training & Certification framework for Real Estate Agents.The order makes completion of training and certification a pre-condition for the submission and processing of fresh registration, renewal, or amendment applications for real estate agents. It clarifies that no individual, partnership firm, LLP, company, or society can seek registration or...
'Blatant Disregard of Law': MahaRERA Penalises Keyana Estate Over Delay In Mumbai Project
The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has imposed a penalty of ₹2 lakh on developer Keyana Estate LLP for delaying possession of flats in its Kalpataru Radiance D project in Mumbai and for raising technical objections to the maintainability of homebuyers' complaints. The Authority, led by Chairperson Manoj Saunik, held the developer liable under Section 18 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, and criticised it for exhibiting what it described as a...
RERA Cases Weekly Round-Up: February 02 - February 08, 2026
Nominal IndexRalas and Chopda Builders & Ors v Jeevan Vihar Residents Welfare Society 2026 LLBiz HC (CHH) 4M s Pareena Infrastructure Pvt Ltd v Mabood Aryaman 2026 LLBiz REAT (HR) 6Alpha Corp Development Private Limited v Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority Panchkula 2026 LLBiz REAT (HR) 7Venkata Krishna Moorthy Kavaturu v M s Ramanuja Temple County Pvt Ltd 2026 LLBiz RERA (TS) 23High CourtChattisgarh High CourtRERA Cannot Examine Municipal Completion Certificates Issued Before It Came...
RERA Cannot Examine Municipal Completion Certificates Issued Before It Came Into Force: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has recently held that the Real Estate Regulatory Authority has no jurisdiction to examine or question completion certificates issued by municipal authorities before May 1, 2017, when the substantive provisions of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, came into force. "Prima facie, a real estate project which has been certified as complete under the applicable municipal law prior to the enforcement of the RERA regime in the State of Chhattisgarh...
Telengana RERA Penalises Ramanuja Temple County ₹32.12 Lakh For Selling Unregistered Project
Relying on findings recorded in an earlier adjudication that the developer's conduct was not an isolated lapse but a “continuing modus operandi” undermining transparency and consumer protection, the Telangana Real Estate Regulatory Authority has imposed a penalty of Rs 32.12 lakh on Ramanuja Temple County Pvt. Ltd. for advertising, marketing, and selling units without registering its project. In a February 3, 2026, penalty order, a coram comprising Chairperson Dr. N. Satyanarayana, IAS, and...
Misleading Averments Before Tribunal Cannot Go Unchecked: Haryana REAT Dismisses Alpha Corp Appeal
The Haryana Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has warned that misleading averments and false affidavits filed before it “cannot be permitted to go unchecked” and would ordinarily invite punitive action.The caution came while dismissing an appeal filed by Alpha Corp Development Private Limited, after the tribunal found that the developer had made “wholly incorrect and misleading” statements in an affidavit concerning the status of a completion certificate for one of its projects. A bench...