You Can’t Take the Benefit and Challenge the Deal Later, Rules High Court Tells Housing Society

The Bombay High Court has ruled that a housing society cannot enjoy extra construction rights and later challenge the land surrender that enabled those benefits, dismissing a decades-old claim against the Pune Municipal Corporation.

Bombay High Court Halts Mumbai Society Redevelopment, Upholds Homebuyer’s Claim to Extra 900 Sq Ft Space: A Must-Read for Flat Owners Facing Rebuilds

In a boost for Mumbai homebuyers with historical property rights, the Bombay High Court has temporarily stopped a Bandra society’s redevelopment plans, enforcing a 31-year-old covenant granting a flat owner extra 900 sq ft space. The case highlights the enduring power of old deeds in modern rebuilds.