India, Feb. 11 -- In a dramatic turn in a long-stalled project near Mumbai, a real estate developer attributed the delay in obtaining the Occupation Certificate (OC) to multiple factors, including legal disputes and the landowner's imprisonment in an unrelated case. However, the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) dismissed these claims, ruled in favour of the homebuyer, and directed the developer to pay interest for the delayed possession.

The case concerned a long-delayed housing project, where the homebuyer approached MahaRERA seeking relief for the extended wait for possession. In his defence, the developer claimed that the delay in obtaining the OC was due to legal issues and the landowner being jailed in an unre...