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Challenge to Appointment of Himachal Pradesh RERA Chief

SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh High Court has issued a notice to the Sukhvinder Singh government in response to a petition challenging the appointment of former Chief Secretary R D Dhiman as the chairman of the state Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA). The court clarified that Dhiman’s selection will be subject to the final outcome of the petition. The petition was filed by Rajeev Verma, a former member of the state RERA, and was heard by a division bench consisting of Justice Vivek Singh Thakur and Justice Sushil Kukreja on August 20. Dhiman was appointed as RERA chief on June 25.…

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H-RERA Grants 11% Interest Compensation to OSB Buyers

GURUGRAM: Eight years later, many homebuyers of the OSB Expressway Towers project in Sector 109 still haven’t received possession of their flats. The Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (HRera) has taken serious note of the delay, instructing the developer, Ocean Seven Buildtech Pvt Ltd, to compensate the buyers with 11% interest for the period of default. This amount must be settled within 90 days, and any outstanding dues from the buyers must be cleared within 60 days. The directive was issued by HRera member Ashok Sangwan during hearings involving complainants Pinky and Ojaswi Yadav. The complainants allege that the builder…

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MahaRERA Freezes Accounts, Suspends 4,812 Lapsed Projects

PUNE: The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has suspended registrations for 4,812 housing projects statewide since July, freezing their bank accounts because developers failed to update construction progress or request extensions despite multiple reminders. The majority of suspended projects are in major urban areas, with Pune leading at 1,219 suspensions, followed by Thane (535), Raigad (465), Mumbai suburban (438), and Palghar (377). These projects will now be barred from property transactions, and developers could face penalties up to ₹50,000 for non-compliance. This action follows a crackdown initiated in December when MahaRERA identified 10,773 projects lacking updated timelines. “Many developers…

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Karnataka RERA Halts Sanchaya Land Sales, Freezes Accounts

BENGALURU: The Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) has issued a significant ruling, prohibiting Sanchaya Land and Estate Private Limited from entering into any sales agreements or executing sale deeds for apartments, as well as creating third-party interests until the project is completed and an occupancy certificate is obtained from the relevant planning authority. This decision follows complaints from approximately 100 home buyers against the developer, who failed to deliver flats booked in March 2013, which were promised by December 2014. The developer was tasked with constructing 650 flats in a group housing project called The Green, located in Kapur…

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Goa RERA Sets Guidelines to Curb Misleading Ads by Builders

PANAJI: The Goa Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Rera) has introduced new guidelines prohibiting builders and realtors from including disclaimers in advertisements for housing or commercial projects in the state. According to a notification from Rera, vague descriptions of project amenities will also be deemed misleading. Rera Secretary Paresh Faldesai stated, “Amenities promised in the agreement or brochure need to be clearly specified. A simple mention of 11+ amenities will be considered misleading at first glance.” The circular, directed to the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (Credai) and the Goa Association of Realtors, emphasizes that all real estate…

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Bengaluru Flat Buyers Win Interest Payout After Decade-long Wait

BENGALURU: In a significant win for homebuyers, the Karnataka Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (KREAT) has mandated a local builder to pay interest on a refunded amount of ₹34.4 lakh to a family that waited nine years for possession of a flat, which was never delivered along with a registered sale deed. Although the Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) ordered a refund in 2023, it did not include interest. However, the tribunal, on July 25, 2025, acknowledged the complainants’ entitlement to interest under RERA. The issue began in September 2013 when K. Kiran Sarat and Subhagya S. Kumar, residents of…

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MahaRERA to issue warrants in ₹90 crore Palais Royale case

MUMBAI: The MahaRERA adjudicating officer has issued four warrants aimed at recovering approximately ₹90 crore in interest from Honest Shelters Pvt Ltd, the current promoters of the Palais Royale project in Worli. The warrants pertain to four flats in the project, following an application from IIFL Finance Ltd regarding non-compliance with a January 16 directive. The officer also issued warrants for delayed possession concerning three additional flats associated with IIFL in the same development. The adjudicating officer, Ashok Alaspurkar, issued the orders on various dates, including August 4, July 28, and July 27, to recover different interest amounts related to…

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Kerala RERA Lets Flat Owners Take Over Under-Construction Units

KOCHI: In a groundbreaking ruling, the Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) has permitted a flat allottees association to assume control of an under-construction apartment complex from its developer. K-RERA exercised its special authority under the Real Estate Regulation and Development Act, 2016, to facilitate the takeover of the nine-storey apartment complex located in Angamaly. The registered association, MIR CINTRA, approached K-RERA after the promoter, MIR Builders and Developers Pvt Ltd, failed to deliver the flats to the allottees. The association highlighted that despite collecting ₹15.06 crore from them, the developer had not even completed the structural work of the…

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Telangana RERA Fines Googee Properties for Unregistered Sales

HYDERABAD: The Telangana Real Estate Regulatory Authority has fined Googee Properties Pvt. Ltd. ₹27 lakh for promoting and selling plots in their ‘satellite township’ at Nomula village in Ibrahimpatnam mandal, Rangareddy district, without the necessary project registrations or layout approvals. Following complaints from Sumalatha Kamireddy and others, TG RERA determined that the developer accepted significant advances from 12 buyers under a “pre-launch offer,” despite not having the proper statutory clearances. The Authority mandated that all sales and marketing efforts cease until the project obtains the required registration. Each complainant had reserved a residential plot of approximately 200 square yards through…

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Karnataka RERA: Builders, Landowners Share Civic Liability

In a notable ruling with significant implications for joint development residential projects, the Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) has determined that builders and landowners share joint responsibility for providing essential civic amenities, including water and sewage connections, to homebuyers. The decision, made on July 30 by a K-RERA panel led by Chairman Rakesh Singh and Member J R Reddy, arose from a complaint filed by 30 residents, including L. Arun, against Adi Developers. The case pertained to the Adi North Lake project in Agrahara village, Bengaluru North taluk, developed under a joint development agreement (JDA) between Adi Developers and…