India, March 27 -- The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has clarified in a recent order that a landowner does not qualify as an allottee and, therefore, cannot seek relief against developers under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act.

The landowner, Swastik Real Estate Developers (a partnership), sold 36,635 square meters of land to Mahindra Happinest Developers in Kalyan, near Mumbai, for Rs.90.20 crore in July 2018. A deed of conveyance was signed between the landowner and Mahindra Happinest Developers in November 2019. However, the landowner has stated in their MahaRERA complaint that they have yet to receive Rs.8.50 crore, along with interest, from the developer.

The landowner approached MahaRERA a...