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Bombay High Court has upheld the five-year ban on the Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer of a Mumbai housing society for deliberately withholding meeting minutes and records from a fellow committee member, reinforcing transparency norms under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act.

Builder Must Form Society Even With Few Units Sold: RERA Tribunal

Tribunal upholds Goa RERA order: Umiya promoters must form society & execute conveyance even though only 4 units were sold in Benaulim project.
Bombay HC rules flat agreements don’t give land ownership to societies, sets aside decades-old Thane dispute.

Homebuyers Beware: Unregistered MOU + Project Change = Zero Rights in MahaRERA

MahaRERA has dismissed a complaint seeking interest on ₹1.53 crore paid in 2011, ruling that an old unregistered MOU offers no protection when a project undergoes major changes through a Joint Development Agreement.
In a peculiar case, a Nagpur promoter renumbered the buyer’s Flat 701 to 702 without consent and sold the original flat to another person. MahaRERA has now directed the promoter to correct the documents and hand over Flat 702 along with substantial delay interest.

Builder Sells Flat 701, Renumbers it 702, RERA Orders Buyer to Take 702 + Delay Interest

In a peculiar case, a Nagpur promoter renumbered the buyer’s Flat 701 to 702 without consent and sold the original flat to another person. MahaRERA has now directed the promoter to correct the documents and hand over Flat 702 along with substantial delay interest.
MahaRERA Appellate Tribunal rules that settlement on possession & payment does not waive homebuyer’s right to RERA delay interest unless explicitly recorded.

MahaRERA Tribunal Bound to Hear Prayer to Change Developer in Stalled Projects: Bombay HC

Bombay HC allows homebuyers to seek Tribunal-appointed developer for completing Kandivali project at builder’s cost. Tribunal cannot refuse to hear such prayers citing absence of other allottees or Sec 7 RERA route.
Bombay HC rules flat agreements don’t give land ownership to societies, sets aside decades-old Thane dispute.

Homebuyers Score Big in Deemed Conveyance: Court Rejects Builder’s TDR Excuse

Homebuyers score big win in deemed conveyance case: Bombay High Court rules builders cannot use TDR as excuse to deny societies their full proportionate land share.