MahaRERA Rejects Arbitration Clauses in Real Estate Disputes, Upholds Homebuyer Rights

MahaRERA’s November 2025 order, backed by a Bombay High Court ruling, invalidates arbitration clauses in RERA disputes, ensuring homebuyers can directly approach the authority for remedies in cases like the delayed Indiabulls Park 4 project.

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.

Vikas Oberoi Reveals Oberoi Realty’s Profit Playbook

Oberoi Realty deliberately slows sales mid-project to avoid cheap deals and RERA-locked cash, banking on 20% price jumps as possession nears, Vikas Oberoi revealed in the Q2 FY26 earnings call.

Policy or Regulatory Decisions Under RERA Must Be Taken by the Authority as a Whole, Not by One Member Sitting Alone

The Haryana Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has ruled that decisions under RERA cannot be taken by one member alone. The landmark ruling strengthens due process for real estate regulators nationwide.

MahaREAT Landmark Ruling: Housing Societies Not Automatically ‘Promoter’ for Erstwhile Developer’s Liabilities

The Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (MahaREAT) set aside a MahaRERA order, ruling that a cooperative housing society that terminates a developer and undertakes self-redevelopment is not a ‘Promoter’ under RERA and is not liable for the former developer’s debts or obligations to third-party allottees.