In a significant move, the Uttarakhand Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) has extended its role from merely facilitating possession to ensuring property registration. This latest directive sends a strong message to builders who were failing to fulfill their obligations.
RERA, which was granted civil court powers in 2023, has now exercised these powers for the first time. The case pertains to Deepak Mittal, the fugitive builder behind Pushpanjali Infratech’s residential project “Eminent Heights.” RERA intervened, not only ensuring possession of flats to three senior military officers who had booked them but also ordering the registration of these properties.
Strict Action Against Fugitive Builder
Group Captain Nitin Negi, Brigadier Nitin Negi, and Brigadier Akhori Anil Shekhar Sinha (Retd.) had booked flats in “Eminent Heights,” but builder Deepak Mittal had neither handed over possession nor completed the registration process. After Mittal and his wife fled, leaving behind multiple unfinished projects and financial liabilities, the buyers lodged a complaint with RERA.
In response, RERA member Naresh C. Mathpal took civil court-like action, ensuring the officers received possession and initiated the registration process.
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Steps Towards Registration
RERA has announced that a competent authority will now be appointed to carry out the property registration for the flat owners. All involved parties will receive a draft of the registration, and any objections must be submitted to RERA. The authority retains the final decision-making power regarding any objections raised.
This move by RERA sets a strict precedent for non-compliant builders and will likely serve as a benchmark for future cases involving incomplete handovers and delayed registrations.
