Non-Registration Of Ongoing Project Does Not Bar RERA Or Hinder Allottee Rights: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on 20 February held that a developer's failure to mandatorily register a housing project cannot be invoked to challenge RERA's jurisdiction, and cannot deprive allottees of statutory relief. Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. dismissed a batch of writ petitions filed by the Army Welfare Housing Organisation (AWHO), observing that once a project is compulsorily registrable under Section 3(1) of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, complaints by allottees are...

Repeal Of 1993 West Bengal Building Act Does Not Extinguish Pending Proceedings: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court recently upheld compensation orders passed against R.D.B. Builders in a long-running flat dispute, holding that the repeal of the West Bengal Building (Regulation of Promotion of Construction and Transfer by Promoters) Act, 1993 does not extinguish proceedings already pending under it. A Single Bench of Justice Krishna Rao, by order dated 26 February, clarified that the Supreme Court of India's 2021 ruling in Forum for People's Collective Efforts v. State of West...

Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order Quashing ₹2.27 Crore RERA Penalty

The Supreme Court has recently set aside a Madhya Pradesh High Court order that had quashed a Rs. 2.27 crore penalty imposed by the Madhya Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MPRERA) on an industrial project developer for non-registration of its project. A bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe held that “the approach adopted by the High Court is impermissible in law.” The court noted that the High Court was exercising judicial review in the context of...

LiveLawBiz RERA Cases Weekly Digest: February 9 - February 15, 2026

Nominal IndexAngad Jot Singh Multani v. Estate Officer, Patiala Urban Planning and Development Authority (PDA) and M/s Omaxe Limited 2026 LLBiz RERA (PB) 25Embassy One Developers Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Karnataka & Ors. 2026 LLBiz HC (KAR) 19Latha Jayesh Chaudhary & Anr. v. Keyana Estate LLP 2026 LLBiz RERA (MH) 24MP Real Estate Regulatory Authority v. Briddhi Real Estate Pvt. Ltd. and Others 2026 LLBiz HC (MP) 11R-Tech Capital Galleria Jaipur LLP v. Ravi Tara & Anr. 2026 LLBiz RERA...

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...

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...

RERA Cases Weekly Digest [26th January - 1st February, 2026]

Jacob Eapen Sam & Ors. v. Varghese Nettikadan & Ors., 2026 LLBiz HC (KER) 19Raj Kumar Saini v. District Magistrate, Haridwar & Ors., 2026 LLBiz HC (UTT) 3Delhi Development Authority v. Real Estate Regulatory Authority, NCT of Delhi, 2026 LLBiz REAT (DL) 5Mrs. Ranjana Chaturvedi v. M/s Rajdeep and Company Infrastructure Private Limited, 2026 LLBiz RERA (HP) 21Sanjay Navinchandra Choksi & Anr. v. M/s Kalpataru Property Ventures LLP, 2026 LLBiz RERA (MH) 20Anu Gupta v. Estate...

Real Estate Appellate Tribunal Can Remand Cases Despite No Express Power Under RERA: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has recently held that the Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has the power to remand matters to the Real Estate Regulatory Authority for fresh consideration, even though the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, does not expressly provide for such a power. The court dismissed appeals challenging a remand order passed by the tribunal and upheld the direction for reconsideration. Justice M.A. Abdul Hakhim said the tribunal's appellate powers are wide enough to...

RERA Cases Weekly Round-Up: 19th January-25th January 2026

Nominal Index Ar Landcraft Llp Ltd. Liability Partnership Thru. its Auth. Sign. v. U.P. Real Estate Appellate Tribunal Thru. its Registrar Lko. & Ors., 2026 LLBiz HC (ALL) 8Bhawna Narang v. Vatika Ltd. & Anr., 2026 LLBiz RERA (HR) 16Lko. Development Authority Lko. Thru. Authorized Signatory Rohit Singh v. Sushma Shukla, 2026 LLBiz HC (ALL) 7Mrs. Rizvana Begum & Anr. v. M/s Pacifica Construction Pvt. Ltd., 2026 LLBiz RERA (19)Royal Omkar Nests Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. Sandeep...

Landowner Who Transfers Development Rights Is Jointly Liable To Homebuyers: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has recently reiterated that a landowner who hands over land and extensive development rights to a builder cannot avoid responsibility towards homebuyers and can be subjected to recovery proceedings even if the flats were sold by the developer. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Ashish Naithani said liability towards homebuyers does not rest on the builder alone. “The liability, as against the allottees, from whom money was realized by...