BENGALURU: The Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) has instructed a builder from Haryana to provide a comprehensive compliance report and action plan within 30 days. This plan must detail the completed and outstanding amenities and infrastructure for the Astrum Grandview – Phase I project, aligned with approved plans, agreements, and representations made to buyers, supported by relevant documentation.
In an order issued on December 31, 2025, the Authority responded to complaints from 19 homebuyers, requiring the builder to submit a schedule outlining when all pending amenities, common facilities, and statutory obligations will be fulfilled. The order cautioned that non-compliance or failure to submit the required report could lead to actions under Section 63 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, without further notice.
The complainants stated that the residential project, Astrum Grandview – Phase I, launched in Mysuru, had its Bhoomi Pooja in July 2014. They claimed they were misled into purchasing apartments with the promise that the project would be finished on time and that all listed amenities and facilities would be delivered per brochures, ads, and sale agreements.
According to the homebuyers, they settled the full sale price as requested by the builder, including advance maintenance fees, club memberships, and a Rs 1 lakh corpus deposit from each buyer. Possession letters were issued from 2020 to 2022, and several sale deeds were finalized in their favor, yet the builder allegedly failed to complete the project entirely.
The complaints indicated that the builder had not secured the completion certificate or report, did not execute the deed of declaration, nor formed or transferred the association of allottees, neglecting promised facilities and leaving residents uncertain years after obtaining possession.
In defense, the builder contended that Astrum Grandview – Phase I was duly registered with Karnataka RERA and involved only 132 apartment units. They asserted that this phase was completed, and possession was granted according to their sale agreements.
Dhananjaya Padmanabhachar, convenor of the Karnataka Home Buyers’ Forum, called the directive to obtain the project completion certificate a crucial move. He noted that if the builder fails to obtain this certificate, K-RERA could initiate proceedings under Section 63 of RERA, which allows for penalties up to five percent of the project’s cost.
Padmanabhachar emphasized that a completion certificate can only be issued once the promoter meets multiple obligations: construction completion per the approved plan, securing the occupancy certificate, registering the association of allottees, transferring the property to the association under Section 17 of RERA, allocating common areas under Section 16, and handing over the corpus funds. He pointed out the complexity of enforcing penalties when the government has not clearly outlined the registration and land transfer mechanisms under the Act.
