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Haryana RERA Issues Notice to Ramprastha Developers

GURUGRAM: The Real Estate Regulatory Authority (HRera) has issued a show-cause notice to Ramprastha Promoters & Developers Pvt Ltd, demanding compliance with pending orders or face civil imprisonment. This action follows the recent arrest of the company’s directors, Arvind Walia and Sandeep Yadav, by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a ₹1,100-crore money laundering case involving over 2,000 defrauded homebuyers. The notice states: “Show cause as to why you, being promoters, should not be detained in civil prison under Section 40(1) of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, for a term not exceeding three months for failing…

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Haryana RERA Fines Shine Buildcon for 4-Year Handover Delay

GURUGRAM: The Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (HRERA) has mandated that a real estate company pay an annual interest of 11.1% to a complainant due to a delay exceeding four years in the delivery of a commercial unit in its Sector 70 venture, ‘70 Grandwalk’. The complaint, lodged under Section 31 of the RERA Act, was resolved on July 24 by HRERA (Gurgaon). The authority specified that the interest must be disbursed within 90 days of the order’s date. Additionally, Shine Buildcon Pvt Ltd has been ordered to transfer possession within 30 days upon the complainant settling dues and to…

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20% Extra Deposit for Project Registration Extension: TN RERA

CHENNAI: To protect homebuyers and minimize project delays, the Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TNRERA) has mandated that developers seeking project registration extensions beyond one year must deposit an additional 20% of the amounts collected from allottees into the designated project account. This directive is issued under Section 7(3) of the RERA Act, 2016, allowing TNRERA to establish terms in favor of homebuyers rather than outright cancellation of project registrations. Officials state this measure ensures that funds collected from buyers are used for construction rather than diverted elsewhere. TNRERA noted that many project delays are due to insufficient funds…

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MahaRERA Offers Physical and Virtual Hearings After HC Order

PUNE: On Saturday, the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) announced that it provides both physical and virtual options for hearing complaints, allowing parties to appear in person upon request. This statement comes in light of a recent directive from the Bombay High Court urging MahaRERA to reinstate hybrid hearings, emphasizing that access to justice should encompass the option for physical presence. “We regularly offer physical hearings to those who choose this option. While virtual hearings are more favored, we ensure that no one is excluded from attending physically,” a senior official from MahaRERA stated to TOI. The court’s ruling…

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Haryana RERA Orders 11% Refund to Builder in Restaurant Dispute

GURUGRAM: The Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (H-Rera) has directed a developer to refund the amount paid by a buyer for opening a restaurant in Sector 109. However, the cancellation of the booking was upheld as no agreement was signed between the two parties. The complaint was raised by Atombridge Networks, which had reserved a restaurant unit in the Neo Square project in Sector 109 and paid a booking amount of ₹2.5 lakh as an advance on September 2, 2018. The firm made additional payments, totaling ₹42.5 lakh, despite a builder-buyer agreement not being executed. The complainant claimed that the…

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Telangana RERA Orders Developer to Refund Delayed Project Buyers

HYDERABAD: The Telangana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) has mandated that a real estate developer refund amounts collected from property buyers, along with interest, due to failure to deliver the project on time. The directive was prompted by complaints from two buyers reporting a breach of agreement and non-compliance with the agreed terms. In one case, Musunuru Siva Sankara Rao, a resident of Peerzadiguda, approached RERA after Jayathri Infrastructure failed to deliver a commercial space in the Western Galaxy project by the set deadline of December 2024. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed in February 2021, and the buyer…

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Odisha RERA Issues Deadline for Quarterly Reports, Warns Action

Sure! Here’s a rewritten version of the content: BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha Real Estate Regulatory Authority (ORERA) has issued a final notice to promoters to submit their quarterly progress reports (QPR) for the April-June quarter by the end of this month. Previously, ORERA requested promoters to update their data and submit the QPR through its new platform, ORERA 2.0. However, only 64% of the projects have successfully uploaded their data thus far. ORERA has mandated that the reports be submitted by the end of July, either digitally or manually. “In line with prior instructions, particularly the ORERA letter dated June 18,…

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Govt Official to Lead Odisha RERA Meeting

BHUBANESWAR: A high-level meeting, chaired by Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, will address important issues related to the Odisha Real Estate Regulatory Authority (ORERA) on Wednesday, focusing on enhancing the authority’s operations. This marks the second meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary in recent weeks, following a leadership change at ORERA in June. The initial meeting took place on June 17, and this upcoming discussion will likely focus on the potential introduction of a regularization mechanism for pre-RERA apartments. The agenda, obtained by TOI, also covers discussions on access to private land and the approval process for using government land as…

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MahaRERA Lists 1,244 ‘Under Abeyance’ Projects in Pune

Representative image created by AI PUNE: The Pune district is facing a significant issue with 1,244 real estate projects currently under ‘abeyance’ as designated by MahaRERA, disallowing any new bookings or sales. This status indicates that these projects have either not received completion certificates or have failed to secure deadline extensions, leaving many buyers with their investments in limbo. One impacted buyer, an IT professional after 11 years, has yet to take possession of his apartment in a project located at the Sinhagad foothills. Despite several favorable orders from MahaRERA, the project remains incomplete, and a refund has not been…

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U.P. RERA Recovers ₹1,410 Crore for Homebuyers

NEW DELHI: The Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (UP-RERA) has successfully recovered ₹1,410 crore from 5,700 recovery certificates to date. Of this, ₹861 crore has been collected in 3,053 cases from August 2023 to July 15, 2025, representing a significant 61% of the total recoveries made thus far. Recovery momentum continues to rise, as demonstrated by ₹380 crore recovered in 2023 and ₹463 crore in 2024. Between January 1, 2025, and July 15, 2025, ₹251 crore was recovered across 955 certificates, compared to ₹244 crore during the same period in 2024. Sanjay Bhoosreddy, chairman of UP-RERA, remarked, “This upward…