Maharashtra REAT Rejects Plea For Promoter Substitution In Lapsed RERA Project; Fresh Registration Only Remedy

The Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (MahaREAT) has dismissed a plea seeking substitution of a promoter in a Goa-based real estate project, holding that such substitution cannot be permitted once the project's registration has expired and that the only remedy available is to seek fresh registration under the Act.A coram of Judicial Member Shriram R. Jagtap and Administrative Member Dr. Rajagopal Devara dismissed an appeal filed by Deepa R., proprietor of Engineers Club and purchaser of...

LiveLawBiz RERA Weekly Digest: March 23 - March 28, 2026

Nominal IndexM/s Galaxy Mall Private Limited v. Bharat Nagjibhai Ramani & Anr., 2026 LLBiz REAT (GJ) 18Tulip Infratech Private Limited v. Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Gurugram, 2026 LLBiz REAT (HR) 19M/s Park Town Complex Pvt. Ltd. v. Sanjay Kumar, 2026 LLBiz REAT (UP) 17Harjeet Kaur Dhillon & Anr. v. M/s Imperia Structures Ltd., 2026 LLBiz RERA (HR) 57Mugundhine v. M/s Cybercity Mangadu Project Pvt. Ltd. & Ors., 2026 LLBiz RERA (TN) 56REAL ESTATE APPELLATE...

Unregistered FAR Not By Itself A RERA Violation Without Sale Or Marketing: Haryana REAT

The Haryana Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (HREAT) on Friday held that the mere existence of unutilised or unregistered FAR in a real estate project does not, by itself, constitute a violation of Section 3 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, in the absence of any evidence of actual marketing, sale, or booking. It reduced a late fee imposed on Tulip Infratech Private Limited from Rs 1,75,87,714 to Rs 75,00,000 as excessive and disproportionate. A coram of Chairman Justice...

Gujarat REAT Sets Aside RERA Order, Says No Jurisdiction Over Project Phase Completed Before RERA Act

The Gujarat Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (REAT) has quashed an order of the Gujarat Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), holding that even though the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, is consumer-centric, the Authority had no jurisdiction to entertain a complaint relating to a project phase that had obtained a completion certificate before the Act came into force on May 1, 2017. A coram of Chairman Justice R.M. Chhaya and members Ram Kumar (Technical &...

UP REAT Sets Aside RERA Refund Order, Says Reply Opportunity Must Be Formally Closed Before Decision On Merits

The Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (REAT) at Lucknow has recently held that while the right of a party to file a reply may be closed if they fail to do so despite sufficient opportunities, such a right must be expressly and formally closed by the authority before proceeding to decide the case on merits. A coram of Judicial Member Sanjai Khare and Technical Member Devindar Singh Chaudhry set aside a refund order of the U.P. Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) and observed that:...

LiveLawBiz RERA Weekly Digest: March 15 - March 21, 2026

NOMINAL INDEXVankadari Aniruddha Vaishnav & Anr. v. Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority & Anr., 2026 LLBiz REAT (KA) 15Neelam Jain & Anr. v. ARG CG Developers LLP, 2026 LLBiz REAT (RJ) 14R. Jagan Kumar v. Selene Estate Limited, 2026 LLBiz RERA (TN) 55Balwan Singh v. Housing Board Haryana & Anr., 2026 LLBiz RERA (HR) 54Bellana Bangaru Naidu v. Hayagreeva Farms and Developers & Ors., 2026 LLBiz RERA (AP) 53Manpreet Singh v. Udit Jain & Ors., 2026 LLBiz RERA (PB)...

Builder Cannot Cite Financial Hardship To Convert Residential Project To Commercial Use: Karnataka REAT

The Karnataka Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has held that commercial hardship or difficulty in obtaining approvals does not amount to frustration of contract, setting aside a RERA order and ruling that Italix Living Spaces Pvt. Ltd. could not change a residential project to commercial use after dismantling the structure during pending complaints.In its decision dated March 11, 2026, the tribunal set aside a previous order passed by the Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) that had...

Dispute Over Construction On Allotted Roof Is Civil Dispute, RERA Complaint Not Maintainable: Rajasthan REAT

The Rajasthan Real Estate Appellate Tribunal, (REAT) Jaipur, has affirmed the Rajasthan Real Estate Regulatory Authority's order holding that a complaint filed under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, was not maintainable after finding that the dispute over construction of a solar structure on an allotted rooftop involved civil rights that were already pending before a competent civil court. The bench comprising Chairperson Madan Gopal Vyas and Judicial Member Yudhisthir...

LiveLawBiz RERA Cases Weekly Digest: 9th March - 14th March, 2026

NOMINAL INDEXKabra and Associates & Ors v Rekha Rajkumar Hemdev & Ors, 2026 LLBiz SC 109M/s Sobha Limited v The Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies & Ors, 2026 LLBiz HC (KAR) 30M/s Omaxe Heritage Pvt Ltd v Real Estate Regulatory Authority New Delhi, 2026 LLBiz REAT (DL) 14Ravi Kumar Anchoori v M/s Candeur Developers & Builders, 2026 LLBiz RERA (TS) 50Tushar Dnyandeo Jagdale v Piramal Estate Private Limited, 2026 LLBiz RERA (MH) 44Elkan Saphania Moses v Piramal Estates Pvt...

RERA Cannot Initiate Suo Motu Proceedings Solely On RTI Query: REAT For NCT Of Delhi And UT Of Chandigarh

The Real Estate Appellate Tribunal for the NCT of Delhi and UT of Chandigarh recently held that suo-motu proceedings under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act cannot be initiated merely on the basis of an RTI query, particularly after a project has been completed and possession handed over. A bench of Judicial Member Lorren Bamniyal observed, “while exercising the suo-moto powers vested in it under the statute, there is an element of caution to be exercised by the Authority, more...

LiveLawBiz RERA Cases Weekly Digest: 1st March- 8th March, 2026

Nominal IndexThe Army Welfare Housing Organisation (AWHO) & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors., 2026 LLBiz HC (KER) 37R.D.B. Builders Private Limited & Anr. v. The State of West Bengal & Others, 2026 LLBiz HC (CAL) 61Seekha Cecelia Gomes v. Ocean Seven Buildtech Pvt. Ltd. & Ors., 2026 LLBiz RERA (HR) 34Mahanagar Realty v. Ganga Ishanya Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. & Ors., 2026 LLBiz HC (BOM) 107Uppal Chadha Hi-Tech Developers Pvt. Ltd. v. Uttar Pradesh Real Estate...

LiveLawBiz RERA Monthly Digest: February 2026

Nominal IndexRalas and Chopda Builders & Ors. v. Jeevan Vihar Residents Welfare Society, 2026 LLBiz HC (CHH) 4The State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. v. Naresh Sharma, 2026 LLBiz SC 61The Madhya Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority v. M/s Malwa Vanaspati and Chemicals Co. Ltd. & Anr., 2026 LLBiz SC 80Embassy One Developers Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Karnataka & Ors., 2026 LLBiz HC (KAR) 19MP Real Estate Regulatory Authority v. Briddhi Real Estate Pvt. Ltd. and Others, 2026 LLBiz HC...