Bombay HC: Flat Buyers Get Monthly Interest Under RERA Delay
MUMBAI: On Monday, the Bombay High Court ruled that under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (Rera), buyers have an unequivocal right to receive interest monthly for possession delays. Justice Madhav Jamdar stated that the law aims to protect buyers from delays and ensure timely construction. Developers cannot postpone possession indefinitely while evading the consequences mandated by Rera. Therefore, buyers who remain invested in a project despite delays are entitled to interest for each month of delay until they receive possession. Ten buyers sought compensation due to a delay in a Mulund project booked between 2005 and 2007. An…
