The Supreme Court has finally settled the law and has provided relief to all the allottees which were being regularly harassed by the builders under the shed of one sided clauses in the Apartment Buyer’s Agreements.

The provisions were not sufficient to render punishment to the developer and the builder for misconducting and breaching the terms and conditions of the builder buyer agreement in the long run.

RERA Act grants the remedy to the homebuyers where they can file a complaint under section 31 of RERA Act and can claim interest for delay in possession by the developers. Homebuyers must seek legal assistance without delaying.

A customer should remember of taking each document from the builder. The occupancy certificate should be taken before creating the ultimate possession payment to the builder to avoid any downside in future.

The RERA Act has provided a very speedy and summary procedure to resolve the issues. This has provided relief to a lot of allottees and has also regularized the real estate market.

SWAMIH Investment Fund I Scheme is a real saver for builders and developers. The fund provides aid to the builders who falls under the category and intends to complete the stalled projects on time.

It is just a matter of time that the detailed information with thorough research about the specific loan market and details of methods used by the Banks to exploit the allottees and regarding abuse or malpractices of the Banks to be reported to the commission.

The Economic Offences form a separate category of criminal offences. Economic Offences not only victimize individuals with pecuniary loss but can also have serious repercussions on the national economy. Economic offences, such as counterfeiting of currency, financial scams, fraud, money laundering, etc.

Kind of strong initiative by the authority gave a ray of hope to homebuyers as their rights are more protected now than ever. The authority is taking every possible step to avoid the violation of the provisions of the RERA Act and to protect the interest of the homebuyers.

It is important to frame a model builder-buyer agreement to seek out transparency and uniformity and to protect the interest of homebuyers and consumers from builders’ unfair practices.

After the registration of the project if any defect comes into light which creates any problem in completion of the project, RERA Act provides remedy for the same.

Section 18(1) of the RERA Act provides for ‘Return of amount and compensation’ which is the base for complaint under section 31 seeking refund, interest and compensation.

A subvention scheme may end up to be a double-barreled if the developer fails to deliver the project on time, the burden of both rent and EMI will must be borne by the homebuyer.

Different forums provide for different reliefs and one must be cautious enough before choosing an appropriate forum. Before choosing the appropriate forum, points to be analyzed are type of violation by the builder, what relief is prayed for, urgency, repetitive nature, financial condition of the builder, status of other projects, etc.

The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (hereinafter referred to as HSPCB) directed Rs. 45.40 crore penalty for violation of the Environment Act provisions. Additionally, the government has proceeded with criminal prosecution against delinquent builder in the environment court of Kurukshetra.