News Citation : 2026 LN (CGRERA) 24
March 23, 2026 : The Chhattisgarh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), Raipur, has dismissed a complaint filed by two homebuyers alleging delay in possession and poor construction quality in a housing project developed by the Chhattisgarh Housing Board.
The complaint was filed by Sanjay Singh Chauhan and Samya Singh Chauhan in connection with a residential unit allotted under the “Samanya Awas Yojana” in Paragaon, Raipur. The buyers had applied for a Junior MIG house in 2013 and were allotted Unit No. 24 through a lottery process. As per the agreement executed on December 3, 2013, the construction was to be completed and possession handed over within three and a half years, i.e., by March 2017.
According to the complainants, despite paying the entire revised consideration amount of ₹20.19 lakh, the house was not completed within the promised timeline. They alleged that even years later, the unit remained unfit for occupation, with incomplete internal finishing, structural issues, leakage, poor quality materials, and inadequate ventilation. They also claimed that the Housing Board increased the price unilaterally and failed to reflect the revised amount properly in the registered sale deed.
The complainants further stated that repeated follow-ups and a legal notice issued in March 2025 did not yield any response. They sought interest for the delayed possession under Section 18(1) of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016.
On the other hand, the Chhattisgarh Housing Board contested the claims, asserting that the construction of the unit had been completed in 2017 itself and that the buyers were duly informed to take possession. The Board argued that the complainants failed to make timely payments of instalments, which led to delays and additional interest liabilities. It also claimed that possession was offered after registration of the sale deed in November 2020, but the complainants did not take physical possession and continued to avoid paying maintenance charges.
After examining the submissions and records, the RERA Authority noted that a similar dispute between the same parties concerning the same property had already been adjudicated earlier in November 2025. In that earlier order, the authority had directed the Housing Board to hand over possession of the unit within 45 days.
Relying on the principle of res judicata under Section 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, the authority held that the present complaint was not maintainable, as the matter had already been decided. Consequently, the authority declined to entertain the complaint and dismissed the application without granting any relief to the complainants.
Case Reference : Case No. M-PRO-2025-03242 – MR. CHOWHAN SANJAY SINGHA & MR. CHOWHAN SAMAYA SINGHA vs A. CHIEF ESTATE OFFICER, CHHATTISGARH HOUSING BOARD
