Notice issued to RERA Rajasthan on COVID-19 order allowing deferment

The Rajasthan High Court issued notice to Rajasthan RERA in a PIL, Civil Writ No. 6160/2020, challenging the order issued by the Authority on 13.05.2020.  The Authority granted an across-the-board extension of 12 months to the real estate projects.  However, it also implicitly granted extension for projects whose completion date had already expired before 19.3.2020. This denied the compensation to be claimed by homebuyers for delay in possession of the flat/apartment/unit. The order was made in pursuance of the Central Advisory Council’s meeting dated 29.04.2020 held under the chairman...