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The Supreme Court ruled developers cannot evade obligations under the Permanent Alternate Accommodation Agreement (PAAA) after accepting possession of cessed buildings for redevelopment under the MHAD Act. The judgment reinforces occupant rights and directs MHADA to enforce compliance, including flat handover within two months.
The Bombay High Court affirmed that an authorized signatory acting on behalf of a company retains the legal right to receive transit accommodation compensation under the Permanent Alternate Accommodation Agreement, even amid familial conflicts and unchallenged allegations of document fabrication. This ruling reinforces corporate agency in property compensation matters and shields authorized representatives from personal disputes affecting statutory entitlements.
Bombay High Court rules that a dissenting member of a cooperative society who refuses to sign a development agreement cannot be compelled into arbitration, even if the society executed a Permanent Alternate Accommodation Agreement (PAAA). The court clarifies that arbitration clauses bind only signatories, protecting individual members' consent rights in redevelopment disputes.
Bombay High Court holds that rights under a registered PAAA cannot be extinguished by consent terms in a suit where the PAAA holder is not a party.