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ARTICLE · 01 JULY 2022

Obtaining Occupancy Certificate Not Sufficient To Oust RERA's Jurisdiction

Recently, the division bench of Hon'ble Punjab & Haryana High Court in the case of Experion Developers Pvt. Ltd. Vs. State of Haryana & Ors. has held that merely obtaining occupancy certificate before Section 3 ...

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1. INTRODUCTION

Recently, the division bench of Hon'ble Punjab & Haryana High Court ("HC") in the case of Experion Developers Pvt. Ltd. ("Petitioner") Vs. State of Haryana1 & Ors. has held that merely obtaining occupancy certificate before Section 3 of Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 ("Act") came into force would not oust the jurisdiction of Regulatory Authority.

2. FACTS

The Petitioner filed a writ petition seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for setting aside the proceedings pending before the Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Gurugram ("Authority/Respondent No.4"), in Complaint Case no.CR/6254/3831/2019 along with quashing of the orders dated 22.10.2021 and 22.02.2022. The Petitioner also sought issuance of a writ of mandamus/prohibition restraining the Authority from acting in contravention of the Act.

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