Updated 23 October 2026. We re-read both reports. Both orders turn on their facts; we have not read the full order texts, and this is not legal advice. Our existing guide on conveyance charges and stamp duty is here: Conveyance Deed Haryana: Charges, Stamp Duty, Builder Delay.

Ruling 1: a delayed deed cannot block a fully paid buyer

The facts, as reported: a buyer paid ₹27 lakh in full for a commercial shop in a Sector 37C project and took possession. The promoter received the occupation certificate on 24 February 2020, so under Section 17(1) of the RERA Act the conveyance deed was due within three months, but it was executed only on 5 January 2023. In between, the buyer found purchasers who completed their formalities, but the deed was not executed in their favour, so the sale fell through (Grihik, 29 September 2026; PropNewsTime, 1 October 2026).

Adjudicating officer Rajender Kumar held that the right to sell, transfer, gift or assign is an essential right of an owner, and awarded 11% a year on ₹27,05,344 from 24 May 2020 to 5 January 2023, plus ₹1 lakh for mental harassment and ₹50,000 for litigation costs (Grihik). On our arithmetic, simple interest at 11% over that period of about 2.6 years comes to roughly ₹7.8 lakh.

The reports add a limit: the order does not remove the need for proper documents and registration for any transfer (Grihik; PropNewsTime).

Ruling 2: signing without reserving claims weakens them

In an order on a Sector 72 project, buyers sought delay compensation, refunds, amenity-related payments and compensation for alleged defects after the conveyance deed had been executed. HRERA treated as significant that they had signed without objecting or expressly reserving those claims, and held that this weakened the basis for the later demands (PropNewsTime, 10 October 2026).

The same report stresses that the order rests on its facts and should not be read as saying that signing a deed automatically extinguishes every statutory right of a homebuyer (PropNewsTime).

How do the two rulings fit together?

They describe two ends of the same handover. Before the deed, a buyer who has paid in full has leverage: the promoter must execute the deed on time, and a delay that blocks a sale can carry interest and compensation. At the deed, that leverage is spent unless the buyer records, in writing, what is still owed. A buyer who wants the deed quickly and also wants delay interest needs both: the registration and a clear reservation.

What does the law say about the deadline?

  • Section 17(1) of the RERA Act, 2016 requires the promoter to execute a registered conveyance deed in favour of the allottee, and to hand common areas to the association; where local law does not set a period, it must be done within three months of the occupation certificate (RERA Act, s.17).
  • Haryana's guidelines, as summarised by PropNewsTime, require conveyance within three months of the OC or once 60% of purchasers in a building or wing have paid in full, whichever is earlier (PropNewsTime, 1 October 2026).

What to do before you sign a conveyance deed in Gurugram

  • Write down every pending claim: delay possession charges, amenities not delivered, area changes, defects, excess charges.
  • Send the list to the developer by email and registered post before the registration date, and keep proof of delivery.
  • Ask your lawyer to add a reservation-of-claims line, or file a separate letter at signing that states the deed is executed without prejudice to the listed claims. The exact wording should come from a lawyer who has read your agreement.
  • Do not sign a separate 'no claims' undertaking or settlement unless you intend to give up those claims.
  • If a complaint is already pending before HRERA, tell your lawyer before you register, so the deed does not undercut it.
  • If the deed is overdue and blocking a sale, write to the developer citing Section 17 and keep the buyer's documents that show the sale was ready. HRERA's process: How to File a Haryana RERA Complaint in Gurugram: Process, Fee and Documents

For resale buyers

If you are buying from someone who has not yet received a conveyance deed, the September ruling helps the seller, but you still need a registered chain of title before you pay in full. Ask the developer for a written transfer-permission or no-dues letter, check the allotment chain, and register only when the developer executes the transfer or the conveyance. Stamp duty and registration basics: Haryana Stamp Duty and Gurugram Circle Rates 2026: Men, Women, Joint Buyers and What Changed.

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