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RERA Act 2016

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In a powerful pro-homebuyer verdict, the Bombay High Court has held that allottees are “generally very vulnerable” and cannot be placed on equal footing with promoters, clearing the way for withdrawal of deposited refund amounts during developer appeals.

Homebuyers Are Vulnerable, Developers Not on Equal Footing: Bombay High Court

In a powerful pro-homebuyer verdict, the Bombay High Court has held that allottees are “generally very vulnerable” and cannot be placed on equal footing with promoters, clearing the way for withdrawal of deposited refund amounts during developer appeals.
In a major victory for homebuyers, MahaREAT has overturned MahaRERA's order in the Cavansite project case, ruling that the possession date in a registered agreement is sacrosanct and cannot be changed by any authority without mutual consent.

Date of Possession is Sacrosanct: Tribunal Slams MahaRERA for Illegally Altering Agreed Timeline

In a major victory for homebuyers, MahaREAT has overturned MahaRERA’s order in the Cavansite project case, ruling that the possession date in a registered agreement is sacrosanct and cannot be changed by any authority without mutual consent.
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.

Homebuyers File RERA Complaint – Builder Terminates Agreement 4 Years Later – Authority Says: No Escape

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.
In a key February 2026 decision, MahaREAT ruled that homebuyers withdrawing from delayed projects under RERA are entitled to interest from the promoter's receipt of payments—not from later default dates—overturning a MahaRERA order in the Mullaji vs. Onyx Builders case involving stalled projects in Kurla West, Mumbai.

Don’t Book Before the Developer-Society Deal is Sealed: Khar Homebuyers Paid the Price with No Interest on Refund

In a January 2026 ruling, MahaRERA directed Parthesh Developers to refund full amounts paid by buyers Rajiv Dayal and Ashok/Jyoti Narang in the lapsed Ganga Jamna Sangam project — but without interest. The Authority cited the absence of a registered Agreement for Sale and the fact that 2010 allotment letters were issued before the 2011 redevelopment agreement, rendering transactions preliminary and ineligible for statutory interest.
MahaREAT has ruled that homebuyers who file civil suits first for possession and interest cannot later file RERA complaints for identical reliefs, dismissing RERA complaints as non-maintainable due to forum shopping.

Homebuyers Can’t Double-Dip: MahaREAT Says Civil Suit Blocks Later RERA Complaints

MahaREAT has ruled that homebuyers who file civil suits first for possession and interest cannot later file RERA complaints for identical reliefs, dismissing RERA complaints as non-maintainable due to forum shopping.