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Big Setback for Prestige and DB Realty Mahalaxmi Tower Reverts to Residential

Big Setback for Prestige and DB Realty: Mahalaxmi Tower Reverts to Residential

What This Article Covers: There are judgements that lawyers discuss. And then…
MahaRERA Orders Real Estate Agent to Pay 1% Refund to Homebuyer

MahaRERA’s 1% Agent Refund Order Raises Serious Questions of Jurisdiction and Fairness

MahaRERA’s order forcing an agent to pay 1% promised commission to a buyer is legally flawed, exceeds jurisdiction and harms professional brokers.
MahaRERA Appellate Tribunal rules that settlement on possession & payment does not waive homebuyer’s right to RERA delay interest unless explicitly recorded.

Builder Pockets 90% of Your Money,Then Cancels Your Flat — Tribunal Says: Not on Our Watch

A Mira Road builder collected over ₹28 lakh from a homebuyer across four years, never once executed an Agreement for Sale, then cancelled his flat for “non-payment.” The Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal wasn’t buying it — and delivered one of the most comprehensive homebuyer-friendly rulings in recent memory.
The Rais booked a flat in 2013, paid ₹79 lakh, and were promised possession by December 2017. What followed was a developer collapse, a project takeover, a majority consent exercise they never agreed to — and a regulator that told them to cooperate. The tribunal disagreed.

MahaRERA Told Homebuyers to Cooperate. Tribunal Tells Builder to Pay Up

The Rais booked a flat in 2013, paid ₹79 lakh, and were promised possession by December 2017. What followed was a developer collapse, a project takeover, a majority consent exercise they never agreed to — and a regulator that told them to cooperate. The tribunal disagreed.
In a major relief for homebuyers, MREAT has held that allottees can challenge only the unfavourable portions of a RERA order while simultaneously initiating recovery proceedings against the promoter. The Tribunal rejected the builder’s stay plea and imposed costs.

Homebuyers Can Challenge Only Unfavourable RERA Parts & Recover Simultaneously

In a major relief for homebuyers, MREAT has held that allottees can challenge only the unfavourable portions of a RERA order while simultaneously initiating recovery proceedings against the promoter. The Tribunal rejected the builder’s stay plea and imposed costs.