Bombay HC Upholds Validity Of Real Estate (Regulation And Development) Act [Read Judgment]

In a huge relief to thousands of home buyers, the Bombay High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of the Real Estate (regulation and Development) Act.A bench of Justice Naresh Patil and Justice RG Ketkar passed the judgment after hearing all parties in the matter and upheld the provisions of the new Act that came into effect on May 1, 2017.The Supreme Court had earlier directed other high courts in the country to wait for the Bombay High Court to decide all pleas and petitions...

Maha-RERA Withdraws Office Order Defining ‘Co-Promoter’ [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court, in the case of Ismail Ibrahim Patel and others vs State of Maharashtra and others, has allowed the petitioner to withdraw the petition after the Secretary, Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority, withdrew the office order dated 11.05.17, providing a definition for the term ‘co-promoter’, which is absent in the enactment.In this case, Ismail Ibrahim Patel had challenged the validity of an office order dated 11.05.17, passed by the Secretary,...