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M/s. Newtech Promoters and Developers Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Up & Ors. Etc.

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Reported as [2021] 9 S.C.R. 909
Bench Uda Y Umesh Lalit, Ajay Rastogi and Aniruddha Bose JJ.
Decided 11 November 2021

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the requirement of pre-deposit under sub-section (1) of Section 18 of the Act is mandatory and there is no reas on whatsoever for not giving full effect to the provisions contained in Section 18 of the Act.

Judgment, page 64

From the headnote

Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016: ss. 3,18, 19, 31, 71, 81, 43(5) proviso and 40(1) – Appellant s- promoters and real estate developers failed to hand over pos session of the unit to allottees/home buyers – Complaint by home buyers for refund – Single member of regulatory authority passed order directing refund of the principal amount with interest – W rit petition by promoters/real estate developers contending that si ngle member had no jurisdiction to pass the order of refund, and also challeng ed the condition of pre-deposit for filing statutory appeal – Dismissal of writ

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