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MahaRERA

Builder Drags Homebuyers to MahaRERA for Non-Payment, Gets Flats Cancelled & Money Forfeited

Pune developer Gera Developments dragged two homebuyers to MahaRERA for non-payment of installments. The authority cancelled both agreements but allowed the builder to forfeit only 2% instead of the demanded 10% plus charges.
“After paying ₹10,500 in 1977 and waiting decades, she never got the flat she had booked and was ready to pay for — but the court has finally ordered her money back with interest.”

Mumbai Building Saga: ₹12 Cr Deal Stands — Owner’s 13-Yr U-Turn Crushed by Bombay HC!

In a landmark interim ruling, Bombay HC protects Pankh Properties’ title to Matunga’s Adenwalla Building after 13 years, rejecting original owner Rusi Sorabji Khambatta’s sudden termination bid over a ₹12 crore 2012 deal. “Cannot unwind after pocketing the money,” court observes.
In a scathing reminder of bureaucratic lethargy, the Bombay High Court has held that Pune Municipal Corporation lost a reserved playground in Karvenagar to a housing society because it failed to acquire the land within the strict timeline mandated under Section 127 of the MRTP Act

Sold Land for ₹300 in 1962, Lost It Forever: Bombay HC Reminds Why Agreements Must Be Clear

A man who claimed his father sold land for ₹300 in 1962 under a loan-like arrangement has lost his bid to reclaim it. The Bombay High Court ruled the deal was a valid sale, highlighting the importance of clear and legally drafted property agreements.
MahaRERA rules builder's one-sided termination — issued 4 years after homebuyers' complaint — cannot cancel statutory delay interest rights under RERA while project incomplete, granting interest from Jan 2022 till possession with OC in Ruparel Skygreens I case.

RERA Can’t Guarantee Delivery: MahaRERA Orders Justice After 5-Year Delay

A MahaRERA order highlights that RERA registration does not ensure timely possession. After a five-year legal fight, a homebuyer secured a refund with interest as the authority found the developer guilty of defaulting even after signing the agreement post-RERA implementation.
In a landmark ruling on November 25, 2025, the Bombay High Court clarified that the contractual term 'built-up area wall to wall' equates to carpet area, dismissing a developer's challenge to an arbitral award in a Mumbai land development dispute. The decision highlights the need for precise language in real estate agreements to prevent ambiguities over usable space.

Building on a Relative’s Land? It Doesn’t Make You the Owner

A four-decade-old property battle between two brothers from Akola ended with the Bombay High Court ruling that constructing a house on family land doesn’t grant ownership. The Court clarified that licences are personal rights that end with the licensee’s death.