{
  "id": 18782085,
  "title": "Bombay High Court Rules New Developer Not Liable For Previous Builder's ₹37 Lakh Debt To Flat Buyers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/bombay-high-court-rules-new-developer-not-liable-for-previous",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T19:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/bombay-high-court-rules-new-developer-not-liable-for-previous-builders-37-lakh-debt-to-flat-buyers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai's Bombay High Court has ruled that a new developer cannot be held responsible for the previous developer's financial obligations to flat buyers in a redevelopment project. The court dismissed a Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) order that required H Rishabraj Developers to pay interest on Rs 37 lakh owed by the earlier developer to a couple who had booked a flat. The court stated that merely taking over a project does not mean the new developer inherits the earlier developer's debts.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has clarified that a developer appointed to complete a stalled redevelopment project cannot automatically be held responsible for the financial liabilities incurred by the previous developer towards flat buyers. The court said that merely taking over a project does not mean that the new developer also takes over the earlier developer’s debts. Court Quashes MahaRERA…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}