StateShimla, March 6 -- Himachal Pradesh High Court has upheld the order of the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) directing recovery of money from developers in a housing project at Kasauli. The court observed that recovery proceedings cannot be stalled merely because the project land has later vested in the state government.

While deciding the petition titled Pawan Wasant Borle vs union of India and others, Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua ruled that once a RERA order granting monetary relief has attained finality, the authorities are legally bound to enforce it through the statutory recovery process.

Counsel for the state R. Kaul told UNI that HC in 17-page verdict upheld the recovery proceedings initiated under the Real Estate (Regulati...