An aggrieved individual has two options: either go to the RERA Tribunal or go to the Consumer Forum & it’s not possible to file a complaint with both the RERA Tribunal and the NCDRC at the same time.
We often talk about the rapid growth of the real estate sector in India but forget to talk about the legal documents that play a very crucial role in the aforesaid sector. And builder buyer agreement is one of the most important documents for homebuyers.
The Hon’ble Supreme Court’s decision is a watershed moment for homebuyers and allottees. A number of findings in the current judgment support this conclusion, including parallel remedies under RERA and the Consumer Protection Act.
UPRERA Authority has imposed penalty of Rs 2.5 crore against 11 developers for failing to comply with the authority’s order, which were in favor of homebuyers.
The authority should take proper cognizance and ensure compliance of Recovery Certificates by builders and protect the interest of homebuyers.
A group of villagers, from whom Today Homes got land, took physical possession of the project and put up a notice at the gate of the nearly fully booked but incomplete housing society.
The Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority has issued notice to Empire Realtech Pvt Ltd along and an associated company, CHD Developers for completion of ongoing projects or face cancellation of registration. The HARERA has decided to debar builders from acquiring fresh licenses whose previous projects have been delayed. Also, the authority will blacklist such builders and a list of 50 builders in Gurugram has already been prepared.
The IBC recognizes homebuyers under financial creditors to protect their rights even when a creditor, other than a homebuyer, invokes insolvency proceedings against the builder.
In a landmark order, the MAHARERA has gone a step ahead in safe guarding the rights of the Homebuyer’s and allowed refund when the developer could not get the Completion Certificate. This will help the buyers protect their money in cases where project is sold and developer fails to get the basic certificates for construction.
Kerala RERA has warned promoters, agents, firms from advertising real estate projects prior to registering the project and also issued show cause notices to few developers which had indulged in such practice.
SBICAP Ventures has cleared applications from realty developers for stressed real estate projects investment worth over Rs 10,000 crore.
The SC has already issued notice and sought a reply from Jaiprakash Associates for the same, due to be heard on 17th October, 2020. The apex court took matters into its own hands and ordered for transfer of cases.
Since IBC enactments, it is necessary to consider the hits and misses of this momentous legislation so as to truly exploit the potential of the insolvency regime.
The RERA Act at present is still a toothless tiger due to lack of execution process of RERA orders. The reliefs under RERA at the moment rest only in paper.
The LokSabha passed the IBC (Second Amendment) Bill 2019, which was first introduced by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 12 December 2019.
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