Section 7: Revocation of registration

Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 • Official Statutory Text & Practice Guide

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Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 7

Section 7 empowers the Regulatory Authority to revoke project registration upon complaint or suo motu for severe statutory defaults, unfair trade practices, or fraudulent misrepresentations by the promoter.

  • Grounds for Revocation: Promoter default in complying with RERA provisions, breach of sanction approvals, engaging in unfair or fraudulent trade practices, or persistent construction stalling.
  • Thirty-Day Show Cause Notice: Authority must issue a 30-day written notice specifying default grounds prior to revoking registration.
  • Consequences of Revocation: De-listing from RERA website, freezing of the 70% project escrow bank account, intimation to other State RERAs, and disqualification from marketing remaining inventory.
  • Consultation with Appropriate Government: Authority may recommend project takeover to the State Government to safeguard buyer interests.
Key Landmark Precedents:
  • Bikram Chatterji v. Union of India, (2019) 19 SCC 161: In the landmark Amrapali matter, the Supreme Court exercised extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 142 alongside RERA principles, revoking project registrations of Amrapali group companies due to massive diversion of homebuyer funds and handing completion to NBCC.
  • Supertech Ltd. v. Emerald Court Owner Resident Welfare Association, (2021) 10 SCC 1: Affirmed that regulatory non-compliance, unauthorized structural deviations, and illegal collusion with sanctioning bodies warrant punitive regulatory cancellation and demolition.
Courtroom Practice & Strategic Litigation Guidance:

In cases of systemic fund diversion or multi-year abandoned projects, an allottee association should petition under Section 7 for revocation coupled with Section 8 takeover relief rather than filing individual Section 18 claims.