Link MahaRERA Portal To Website Of Civic Bodies: Bombay High Court Issues Directions To Ensure Transparency, Safeguard Homebuyers
Live LawWith a view to safeguard the interest of homebuyers, the Bombay High Court has issued certain guidelines to the State government, Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority and municipal authorities to ensure transparency and accountability in real estate project registrations. The guidelines include the integration of the websites of the planning authorities with that of the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority and the verification of all commencement certificates during project registration. It observed, “This verification process aligns with Sections 4 and 5 of the RERA Act, ensuring that only projects with genuine and verified documentation are registered.” Court declines relief of re-scrutiny of registration certificates The petitioner also sought re-scrutiny of all registration certificates issued by MahaRERA across the State. Here, the Court noted that the relief sought by the petitioner was a “broad, speculative inquiry into the integrity of all real estate project registrations across the State.” It observed, “To mandate such re-scrutiny in the absence of concrete, specific instances of alleged forgery would not only overreach judicial authority but also risk encumbering regulatory bodies with speculative investigations that lack substantive grounding.