GPA Cancellation For Residential Property

If you are dealing with GPA cancellation for a residential property, this guide sets out the legal position, the documents you will need, the usual steps and the mistakes that cost people time. The firm of Advocate B.K. Singh handles this work from offices in Dwarka, New Delhi and Vaishali, Ghaziabad.

In short. The person who gave a general power of attorney can cancel it at any time by signing a revocation deed, registering it at the Sub-Registrar where the GPA was registered, and serving notice on the agent and the public. A GPA given for money or coupled with the agent's own interest cannot be revoked one-sidedly; that needs the agent's consent or a court order.

A general power of attorney (GPA) lets another person sign, sell, lease, mortgage, pay taxes, deal with authorities and appear in cases for your property as if they were you. That is useful when you live abroad, are unwell or simply cannot visit the Sub-Registrar office. It becomes a problem when the relationship sours, the work is done, or you learn that the attorney holder has been dealing with the property in ways you never intended. GPA cancellation is the process of taking those powers back and making sure the rest of the world knows they have been taken back.

Most people think cancellation is one document. In practice it has three parts: the revocation itself, proof that the agent and likely buyers or authorities were told, and, where the agent has already acted, a remedy against what was done. This page explains each part under Indian law as it stands in October 2026, what changes when the GPA was given for consideration, what happens on death, and how the answer differs for a flat, a plot, leasehold property, agricultural land or commercial and industrial premises.

Law

Indian Contract Act 1872, sections 201 to 210 (termination of agency); Powers of Attorney Act 1882; Registration Act 1908, sections 18 and 33; Specific Relief Act 1963, sections 31, 34 and 38; state stamp law.

Who can cancel

The principal (the person who gave the GPA), or the principal's authorised signatory where the principal is a company, LLP, bank, trust or society.

Where

Revocation deed registered at the Sub-Registrar; disputes about acts already done by the agent go to the civil court with jurisdiction over the property.

Time limit

No time limit for revoking an ordinary GPA. A suit to cancel a deed the agent executed is generally due within 3 years of learning of it (Limitation Act, Article 59).

When revocation is not enough

GPA coupled with the agent's interest (section 202, Contract Act), usually a GPA given as part of a sale or security arrangement for money.

Documents

Copy of the GPA, title documents of the property, ID and address proof, revocation deed on e-stamp paper, proof of notice to the agent, newspaper public notice.

What GPA cancellation actually means

GPA cancellation is the principal's act of ending the authority given to the agent. Legally it is called revocation of agency, and the Contract Act lets a principal revoke the authority at any time before it has been exercised so as to bind the principal (section 203). You do not need the agent's consent and you do not need a court order to revoke an ordinary GPA. You need a clear written revocation, and you need to bring it to the notice of the agent and of anyone likely to deal with the agent.

That last point is where most cancellations fail. Under section 208 of the Contract Act, termination takes effect for the agent only when it becomes known to the agent, and for third parties only when it becomes known to them. So a buyer, tenant or bank that deals with your attorney in good faith, without knowing of the revocation, may still bind you. A revocation deed kept in a drawer protects nobody. The paperwork is cheap; the notice is what does the work.

Cancellation by a court is different. If the agent has already signed a sale deed, lease or mortgage, or if the GPA itself was obtained by fraud, coercion or forgery, you may need a civil suit for cancellation of that instrument under section 31 of the Specific Relief Act, along with a declaration and an injunction. The rest of this page treats revocation and court cancellation separately, because people often pay for one when they need the other.

The law that governs revocation of a GPA

When a GPA can be revoked and when it cannot

An ordinary GPA, given without consideration so that someone can manage, let out, pay taxes, file cases or get mutation done, can be revoked whenever you want. The agent may be unhappy but has no legal right to keep the power. If the GPA was for a fixed period and the agent had invested effort or money relying on it, the agent may claim compensation for early revocation without sufficient cause, but the authority still ends.

A GPA coupled with interest is different. The classic case is the GPA sale common in Delhi and NCR: the owner takes the full price, signs an agreement to sell, a receipt, a will and an irrevocable GPA in favour of the buyer or the buyer's nominee. Here the agent's authority protects the agent's own interest (the money paid), so section 202 stops the principal from cancelling it to the agent's prejudice. A revocation deed in such a case is often legally ineffective and can expose the principal to a suit. Calling a document irrevocable does not make it so; what matters is whether the agent genuinely has an interest. A GPA marked irrevocable but given to a relative for free is still revocable.

Security GPAs are the third category. Lenders, developers and joint venture partners often take a GPA to secure their money or their share of the project: a bank or NBFC holding a GPA to sell mortgaged property on default, or a developer holding a landowner's GPA under a collaboration agreement. These usually cannot be revoked while the debt or contract is alive. The remedy, if the lender or developer misuses the power, lies in the underlying contract, the DRT or SARFAESI process, arbitration under the development agreement, or a civil suit, not in a unilateral revocation deed.

What happens to a GPA when the principal dies

An ordinary GPA ends automatically on the death of the principal (section 201). No revocation is needed, and an attorney who signs a sale deed after the principal's death acts without authority. The heirs can treat such a deed as void and sue to have it cancelled. Section 209 of the Contract Act does require the agent to take reasonable steps to protect the principal's interests after death, but that is a duty of care, not a licence to sell.

The heirs should act quickly. Get the death certificate, write to the agent recording that the GPA has ended, publish a public notice, inform the Sub-Registrar and the land-owning authority (DDA, Noida Authority, GDA, the society or the tehsil), and start mutation or transmission in the heirs' names. People who buy from an agent after the principal's death often claim they did not know of it; section 3 of the Powers of Attorney Act protects some payments made without notice of death, so the faster the death is placed on record, the weaker that defence.

A GPA coupled with interest survives the principal's death. If the deceased had sold the property on GPA and taken the money, the buyer's position does not disappear because the seller died. The heirs may still challenge it on other grounds, such as fraud or lack of payment, but that is a contest in court, not a matter of saying the GPA has lapsed.

How to cancel a GPA, step by step

This is the sequence that works for an ordinary GPA over property in Delhi NCR. Adjust it where the GPA is coupled with interest or where the agent has already acted.

1. Collect the GPA and find out what it says

   Get a certified copy from the Sub-Registrar if the GPA was registered and the original is with the agent. Read the powers carefully: sale, lease, mortgage, receiving money, appointing substitutes. Check whether it recites any consideration or calls itself irrevocable, and why.

2. Check what the agent has already done

   Search the Sub-Registrar records and, where available, the online registration portal for documents executed by the agent. Ask the society, the development authority and the municipal office whether any transfer, NOC or mutation application has been filed. You need this before you decide between a simple revocation and a suit.

3. Draft the revocation deed

   The deed should identify the original GPA by date, registration number and book, name the agent, describe the property, state that all powers are revoked with immediate effect, call for return of the original GPA and any title papers, and ask the agent to render accounts. Keep it short and exact; reasons are optional and sometimes better left out.

4. Stamp and register it

   Execute the deed on e-stamp paper of the value prescribed by the state's stamp law and register it at the Sub-Registrar office where the GPA was registered, or the office with jurisdiction over the property. Where the GPA was never registered, registering the revocation is still sensible because it creates a public, dated record.

5. Serve notice on the agent

   Send a copy of the registered revocation deed with a covering legal notice by registered post with acknowledgment, speed post and email or WhatsApp to the agent. Keep the tracking reports and delivery proofs. Ask in the notice for return of the original GPA, documents, keys and money held, and for accounts under section 213 of the Contract Act.

6. Tell the world

   Publish a public notice in one English and one Hindi newspaper circulating where the property is. Write to the Sub-Registrar offices, the development authority or municipal body, the housing society or RWA, any bank where the property is mortgaged, tenants paying rent to the agent, and the tehsil if the land is agricultural. Each letter should enclose the revocation deed.

7. Follow up and preserve evidence

   Keep a file with all receipts, notices, replies and acknowledgments. If the agent refuses to return the original or keeps dealing with the property, move to a civil suit and, where the conduct is dishonest, a police complaint. A clean paper trail at this stage decides most later disputes.

Revocation of a GPA coupled with interest should not follow this route blindly. There the first step is a legal opinion on whether the agent has a real interest, and the usual course is a negotiated release deed or a court case.

Registering the revocation deed at the Sub-Registrar

The Registration Act does not make registration of a revocation compulsory in most cases, but it is the single most useful thing you can do. A registered revocation is dated, public, and shows up in an encumbrance search. Buyers and banks who search the records cannot later claim they had no means of knowing. Where the GPA was registered, or where the state insists on registration of powers to sell, registering the revocation in the same office keeps the two documents together in the index.

You, as principal, must be present before the Sub-Registrar with original ID, two witnesses and the e-stamp paper; appointments are booked online in Delhi, UP and Haryana. Stamp duty on a revocation is usually nominal, but it is set by the state schedule and changes, so check the current rate before buying the e-stamp. Registration fee is also fixed by the state. Ask for a certified copy as soon as the document is scanned, because that copy is what you will serve and file.

Many people also ask the Sub-Registrar to note the revocation against the original GPA. Some offices do this, some do not have a mechanism, and online systems differ by state. A written request with the revocation deed attached, received and stamped by the office, is worth having either way. It becomes evidence if the agent later presents a sale deed in that office.

Why notice to buyers, banks and authorities matters

Revocation binds third parties only from the time they know of it. That rule protects the innocent buyer, and it is why a principal who revokes quietly can still lose the property to a sale signed the next week. The public notice, the letters to authorities and the registered deed are all ways of proving knowledge, or at least that a reasonable person dealing with the property would have known.

Target the notice at the people most likely to deal with the agent. For a builder flat, that is the builder, the society and the lending bank. For a DDA, Noida or GDA leasehold property, the authority's transfer or property department. For a plot in an unauthorised colony or Lal Dora area, the local property dealers and the Sub-Registrar who usually registers documents there. For agricultural land, the tehsil and the Lekhpal or Patwari. Tenants paying rent to the agent must be told in writing to pay you directly from a given date.

Newspaper notices should give the property address, your name, the agent's name, the date of the GPA and the date of revocation, and warn that anyone dealing with the agent will do so at their own risk. Avoid defamatory language; you do not need to call the agent a cheat to make the point.

Ways a GPA ends, compared

When the agent has already used the GPA

Revocation cannot undo what has already been done (section 204). If the agent sold, leased or mortgaged the property before revocation and within the powers given, the transaction generally binds you, and your claim is against the agent for the money and for any breach of duty. If the agent acted after revocation, outside the powers in the GPA, after your death, or in collusion with the buyer, the transaction can be challenged.

The usual civil remedy is a suit in the court with jurisdiction over the property for cancellation of the sale deed or lease (section 31), a declaration that you remain the owner (section 34), a permanent injunction against further transfer (section 38), and, where possession has been taken, possession and mesne profits. Ask for a temporary injunction under Order 39 rules 1 and 2 of the CPC at the first hearing, and consider registering a lis pendens notice in states that require it, so that any further buyer takes subject to the case. Court fee depends on the value of the property and the state's court fee law.

Separately, an agent must account for money received (section 213) and must not deal on his own account without disclosure (section 215). Where the agent sold to a relative at a throwaway price, kept the sale money or bought the property himself through a nominee, a suit for accounts and recovery runs alongside the cancellation suit. In GPA matters that reach Advocate B.K. Singh's office, the agent's bank trail is usually the strongest evidence: the sale price in the deed rarely matches what reached the principal.

Criminal complaint for GPA misuse or forgery

Misuse of a GPA becomes a criminal matter when there is dishonesty: a forged GPA, a GPA obtained from an elderly or ill person by deception, sale money pocketed, or a sale deed signed after the agent knew the GPA had been revoked. The relevant BNS provisions are section 316 (criminal breach of trust), section 318 (cheating), sections 336 to 340 (forgery and using forged documents) and, where possession is taken by force, section 329 (criminal trespass).

Start with a written complaint to the SHO of the police station where the property is or where the deed was registered. For offences punishable with three to seven years, the police may first hold a preliminary enquiry of up to 14 days under section 173(3) of the BNSS. If no FIR is registered, write to the DCP or SP, and then apply to the magistrate under section 175(3) of the BNSS for a direction to investigate. In Delhi, property fraud above a threshold value may go to the Economic Offences Wing.

Police often say a GPA dispute is civil. They are right where the only complaint is that the agent sold at a low price within his powers. They are wrong where the documents show forgery or the sale was after revocation. Attach the registered revocation deed, the delivery proof of your notice and the impugned sale deed; those three documents usually decide whether the complaint is taken seriously.

GPA sales and buyers who hold a GPA

Many properties in Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad changed hands on GPA, agreement to sell and will instead of a registered sale deed. In Suraj Lamp and Industries v State of Haryana (2011) the Supreme Court held that such transactions do not convey title; only a registered sale deed does. They can still support a claim for specific performance or protection of possession under section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act, and genuine GPAs given to family members or managers are unaffected.

If you are the buyer holding such a GPA and the seller or his heirs are trying to cancel it, revocation is not the end of your rights, but your remedy is to seek a registered sale deed, by agreement or through a specific performance suit, rather than to keep selling onward on GPA. If you are the seller who took full payment, a revocation deed will usually be resisted under section 202, and you should take advice before issuing one.

Development authorities have their own rules. DDA, for instance, allowed conversion of leasehold properties held on GPA to freehold on payment of extra charges for some years. Rules change, so check the authority's current policy before deciding whether to regularise the chain or challenge it.

How GPA cancellation differs by property type

For a flat in a builder project or group housing society, the important parties are the builder, the society and the bank. If the agent was authorised to deal with the builder (taking possession, signing the conveyance deed, transferring the allotment), write to the builder's CRM and legal department and the society office with the revocation, and ask them to block any endorsement or transfer. For a cooperative group housing society in Delhi, the Registrar of Cooperative Societies and the society's managing committee control membership transfer, so inform both.

For a plot or house on freehold land, the Sub-Registrar records and municipal mutation are where an agent can do damage. For leasehold property allotted by DDA, Noida Authority, Greater Noida Authority, GDA or L&DO, the agent may apply for transfer, conversion or mortgage permission; write to the property section of the authority. Industrial plots in Noida and Greater Noida need the authority's permission for transfer and change of constitution, so the authority is your first stop.

Agricultural land is recorded in the revenue records (khatauni in UP, khasra and khatoni in Delhi, jamabandi in Haryana). An agent may try to get mutation entered on the strength of a sale he signed. Inform the Tehsildar and file an objection in any pending mutation; under the UP Revenue Code 2006, mutation proceedings are under sections 33 to 35, and disputes over title go to the revenue court or civil court as the case may be. For commercial, hospital, hotel or resort property, also check licences and leases signed by the agent, because those can bind you even after revocation if the other party had no notice.

How it differs for NRIs, companies, banks and family members

NRIs and people living abroad can execute the revocation deed before the Indian embassy or consulate, or before a local notary with apostille in a Hague Convention country. The document must be stamped in India within three months of first being received here (section 18, Indian Stamp Act, and the corresponding state provision) and then registered or at least lodged with the Sub-Registrar. Because the NRI is not on the spot, the notice letters and newspaper publication matter even more; appoint a fresh attorney for the follow-up work by a separate, narrowly drafted special power of attorney.

A company, LLP, startup, trust or society revokes a GPA by a board resolution or partners' resolution authorising the revocation and a named signatory to execute the deed. Under section 22 of the Companies Act 2013, a company may appoint an attorney by writing under its common seal or as its articles allow; the revocation should follow the same formality. Inform banks, landlords, tenants and authorities who hold the earlier GPA on their files. When an officer leaves the company, revoke the GPA on the same day; many disputes come from former employees still holding valid-looking powers.

A bank or NBFC may be on either side. As principal, it revokes officers' GPAs by internal resolution and notice. As holder of a borrower's GPA given as security, it usually holds an irrevocable power coupled with interest, and the borrower cannot cancel it while the loan is outstanding. Within families, GPAs to sons, daughters or siblings are the commonest source of disputes; senior citizens who feel pressured can revoke freely, and where a parent was misled into signing, the GPA itself can be challenged as obtained by undue influence.

Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurugram: practical differences

In Delhi, documents are registered at the Sub-Registrar offices across the revenue districts, with e-stamp paper and online appointments. Civil suits for cancellation go to the civil judge or district judge in the district court complex with jurisdiction (Tis Hazari, Saket, Karkardooma, Rohini, Dwarka, Patiala House or Rouse Avenue), and to the Delhi High Court on its original side where the value exceeds ₹2 crore. Leasehold properties also involve DDA or L&DO.

In Noida and Greater Noida (Gautam Buddh Nagar) and in Ghaziabad, registration is under the UP stamp and registration department, and the civil courts sit at Surajpur and Ghaziabad respectively. Authority-allotted property makes the Noida Authority, Greater Noida Authority, YEIDA or GDA a necessary addressee. In Gurugram and Faridabad, the Haryana Sub-Registrar or Joint Sub-Registrar offices register documents, and the district courts at Gurugram and Faridabad hear the civil cases.

Documents you will need for GPA cancellation

Mistakes that make GPA cancellation fail

• Revoking without telling anyone. An unregistered revocation that never reaches the agent or buyers gives little protection under section 208 of the Contract Act.
• Treating an irrevocable GPA as an ordinary one. Where the agent paid for the property or holds the GPA as security, a revocation deed can be ineffective and invite a counter-suit.
• Waiting after discovering a sale. The 3-year limitation for cancellation runs from knowledge, and delay also weakens any request for an interim injunction.
• Leaving the original GPA with the agent. Always demand its return; a clean-looking original is what persuades the next buyer.
• Forgetting the substitutes. If the GPA allowed the agent to appoint sub-attorneys, name and revoke them too, and notify the people they deal with.
• Ignoring tenants and authorities. Rent continues to flow to the agent and applications continue to be processed unless each office is told in writing.

Cost, time and what to expect

A simple revocation, registered and served, usually takes one to two weeks, most of it spent getting an appointment and the newspaper publication. Costs are the e-stamp value and registration fee set by the state, publication charges, postage and professional fees; none of these are large compared with the value of the property, and we do not quote fee figures here. NRI revocations take longer because of attestation, courier and the stamping window.

A civil suit is a different scale. A cancellation and injunction suit can take years to reach final judgment, though an interim injunction, if granted, often decides the practical outcome early. Court fee varies with the value of the property and the relief claimed. Many such suits settle in mediation once the agent sees the paper trail.

When Advocate B.K. Singh reviews a GPA before revocation, the first question is whether anything in it, or around it, gives the agent an interest in the property: a receipt, an agreement to sell, a loan. That single question decides whether a two-week revocation is enough or the matter is heading for a negotiated release or a suit.

What to do this week

Get a copy of the GPA and run a search for documents executed under it. If nothing has been done, sign and register a revocation deed, serve it on the agent and publish the notice. If something has been done, preserve the evidence, send a legal notice and speak to a lawyer about a suit with interim relief before the property changes hands again.

Related pages that may help: suing for cancellation of a GPA in court, cancelling a special or general power of attorney, drafting a fresh GPA with tighter limits, checking encumbrances and registered documents, cancelling a sale deed signed by the agent, fraud in a property transaction, police complaint for property fraud, mutation after the GPA ends and a narrow special power of attorney for follow-up work.

If you want the GPA and related papers checked before you act, the team of Advocate B.K. Singh at Legals365 can review them and tell you the next step: talk to a lawyer.

Residential property: what changes

Residential property covers houses, builder floors, flats in group housing societies and apartments in developer projects. It is the property people care about most, and the law gives it more protection than commercial premises: consumer remedies against builders, rent control for old tenancies, special rules for senior citizens and family members. It also carries more family disputes than any other kind of asset.

The documents depend on the type. For an independent house or builder floor in Delhi, ask for the chain of sale deeds or the conveyance deed from DDA, the sanctioned building plan, the completion certificate, mutation in MCD records, the latest property tax receipt and electricity and water bills. For a flat in a cooperative group housing society, ownership runs through membership: the share certificate, the society's NOC and the Registrar of Cooperative Societies' approval of the transfer matter as much as the deed. For a flat in a developer project in Noida, Greater Noida or Gurugram, check the RERA registration, the builder-buyer agreement, the occupancy certificate, the tripartite sub-lease or conveyance deed, and whether the builder has paid the land dues to the authority, since unpaid dues have held up registration for thousands of buyers.

Stamp duty is charged on the higher of the price and the circle rate. Delhi charges women buyers a lower rate, and joint purchases fall in between; Uttar Pradesh and Haryana have their own concessions. Registration is at the sub-registrar office for the area, with both parties and two witnesses present. After registration, mutation in the municipal or authority record should be applied for, since it governs property tax and later dealings, even though mutation is not proof of title.

Disputes tend to fall into a few groups. Against builders: delayed possession, reduced area, poor construction and missing amenities, which go to the RERA authority or the consumer commission at the buyer's choice. Between landlord and tenant: old tenancies with rent up to ₹3,500 a month in Delhi are governed by the Delhi Rent Control Act 1958, where eviction for the landlord's bona fide need under section 14(1)(e) is the usual route; newer tenancies are contractual and go to the civil court or the rent authority under any new tenancy law the state has adopted. Within families: partition, wills and succession, and disputes over who may live in the house. Senior citizens can approach the Maintenance Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007, which in appropriate cases has ordered children to vacate a parent's house. A wife's right to reside in the shared household under the Domestic Violence Act 2005 can also affect who stays in a property.

A few habits prevent most problems. Never buy on a GPA and agreement to sell alone. Insist on the occupancy or completion certificate. Keep original documents safe and certified copies handy. And put family arrangements about a house in writing, ideally a registered partition or family settlement, before a death or a marriage breakdown turns them into litigation.

Frequently asked questions

Can I cancel a GPA without the agent's consent?

Yes, an ordinary GPA can be revoked by the principal alone at any time. You need a written revocation, preferably registered, and notice to the agent and likely third parties. Consent is needed only where the GPA is coupled with the agent's interest, such as a GPA given after receiving the sale price.

Is a GPA marked irrevocable really irrevocable?

Only if the agent genuinely has an interest in the property, such as money paid or a security right. A GPA given free to a relative is revocable even if it says irrevocable. Whether a particular GPA falls on one side or the other depends on the surrounding documents.

Does a GPA end when the owner dies?

An ordinary GPA ends automatically on the principal's death, and any sale signed afterwards is without authority. A GPA coupled with interest survives death. Heirs should inform the agent, the Sub-Registrar and the authorities quickly and start mutation.

Is registration of the GPA revocation deed compulsory?

In most cases it is not compulsory, but it is strongly advisable, especially where the GPA itself was registered. A registered revocation creates a public, dated record that buyers and banks can find. Check your state's current rules, as some states insist on registration for powers relating to sale of immovable property.

What if the agent has already sold my property?

Revocation cannot undo a sale already made within the agent's powers. If the sale was after revocation, after the principal's death, outside the GPA or fraudulent, file a civil suit for cancellation, declaration and injunction, and a police complaint if there is forgery or cheating. The limitation for cancellation is 3 years from when you learnt of the deed.

How do I cancel a GPA from abroad?

Sign a revocation deed before the Indian embassy or consulate or a notary with apostille, send it to India, get it stamped within three months of receipt and register or lodge it at the Sub-Registrar. Appoint someone by a narrow special power of attorney to serve notices and follow up. Publish the newspaper notice in India.

Do I need to publish a newspaper notice?

It is not mandatory, but it is the most practical way to prove that third parties had notice of the revocation. Use one English and one Hindi paper circulating where the property is. Keep the original newspaper pages.

What stamp duty applies to a GPA revocation deed?

Usually a nominal stamp duty fixed in the state's stamp schedule, plus registration fee. Rates differ between Delhi, UP and Haryana and are revised from time to time. Check the current schedule before buying the e-stamp paper.

Can the agent claim compensation if I revoke early?

If the GPA was for a fixed period and you revoke without sufficient cause, the agent may claim compensation for loss under section 205 of the Contract Act. The authority still ends. Misconduct by the agent is usually sufficient cause.

Can a company cancel a GPA given to a former employee?

Yes, by a board resolution authorising revocation and a signatory to execute the revocation deed. Notify banks, authorities, tenants and anyone the employee dealt with. Do it the day the employee leaves.

Can the police cancel a GPA?

No. Police investigate forgery, cheating and breach of trust connected with a GPA but cannot cancel it. Revocation is done by the principal, and cancellation of documents already executed is done by a civil court.

Can a borrower cancel a GPA given to the bank?

Generally not while the loan is outstanding, because a GPA given as security is coupled with the bank's interest. Once the loan is repaid, ask the bank for a written release or revocation and the return of the original. Disputes about misuse go to the DRT or civil court, depending on the claim.

Should I go to RERA or the consumer commission against my builder?

You can choose either, as the Supreme Court held in Newtech Promoters v State of UP (2021), but not both for the same relief. RERA is often quicker for refund or delay interest under section 18; the consumer commission can also award compensation for deficiency in service. The choice depends on the amount, the relief you want and how far the project has progressed.

Can my son be evicted from my house if he harasses me?

In many cases, yes. The Maintenance Tribunal under the Senior Citizens Act 2007 has power to protect a parent's property and life, and courts have upheld eviction orders against children in suitable cases. The parent's ownership of the house and evidence of ill-treatment are the key facts.