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OREAT Rejects Promoter’s Appeal on Ghatikia RERA Conditions

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (OREAT) has rejected an appeal from a developer contesting the conditions set by the Odisha Real Estate Regulatory Authority (ORERA) regarding the registration of phase III of a real estate project in Ghatikia. When issuing the registration certificate for the third phase, ORERA imposed two key conditions: the developer must not execute any sale agreements without re-validated building plan approval or an occupancy certificate, and they must refrain from any sale agreements until the Orissa High Court’s mandate for correcting land records is fully adhered to. The disagreement stems from discrepancies in revenue…

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Odisha REAT Fines Developer for Unfair Trade Practices

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (OREAT) recently issued a groundbreaking ruling, referencing Shakespeare’s notorious moneylender Shylock from *The Merchant of Venice*, and imposed a fine of ₹10 lakh on a real estate developer. The tribunal was reviewing an appeal from the promoter of a large real estate project situated in Cuttack alongside NH-16. The tribunal criticized the developer’s actions as “dubious,” accusing them of “unfair trade practices” against the buyer. The appeal was made by the project promoter contesting an earlier ruling by the Odisha Real Estate Regulatory Authority (ORERA). The complainant had paid over ₹3.19 crore for…