Builder Sold Flats, Disappeared for 40 Years – Bombay High Court Finally Gives Ownership to Residents

After selling flats in the 1980s, the landowner vanished for 40 years. Residents formed their own society, paid taxes, and maintained the buildings themselves. When the original owner finally claimed the land back, Bombay High Court threw out the case with costs and declared: the residents are the real owners. A historic victory for flat buyers across Maharashtra.

Bombay High Court Caps Construction at ‘The Imperial’ Tardeo, After Residents Object

In a win for Mumbai’s elite flat owners, the Bombay High Court has reined in developers at The Imperial towers, freezing expansion to 2009 plans amid a 26-year slum rehab odyssey turned profit bonanza.

Bombay High Court Shocker: Builder Can’t Form Two Societies in One Building

In a major ruling impacting mixed-use housing projects, the Bombay High Court has held that developers cannot form separate cooperative societies for residential and commercial units in the same building unless they are functionally and physically independent. The Court also declared the 2004 Maharashtra government circular permitting such practice as having no statutory force.

Can Homebuyers Stop a Builder from Loading Additional FSI After Decades of Handing Over Possession? Court Says No

The Bombay High Court’s November 7, 2025, ruling allows Jaydeep Developers to build Wing C5 in Mumbai’s Lok Everest project, rejecting homebuyers’ objections. Citing 1993 disclosures, the court upheld the developer’s right to additional FSI, emphasizing timely action under MOFA.

Bombay High Court: Flat Buyers In Redevelopment Project Can’t Claim Rights Against Society After Developer’s Termination

The Bombay High Court has held that homebuyers who purchased flats through a terminated developer cannot assert any rights against the housing society or new developer, reaffirming legal precedents on redevelopment disputes.