K-RERA under fire: 2,000+ cases pending, ₹750 crore recovery stuck

Eight years after Karnataka implemented RERA to protect homebuyers, over 2,000 cases remain unresolved, ₹750.5 crore is yet to be recovered, and citizens allege deep-rooted corruption within the Housing Department and K-RERA.

The Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) — created to safeguard homebuyers under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act — is facing serious allegations of corruption, inefficiency, and favouritism.

In the last 8 years since RERA’s implementation, 12,165 cases have been filed. While 9,168 have been disposed, 812 cases are still awaiting orders and 1,894 remain at the investigation stage. Citizens allege that despite the law’s mandate to dispose of complaints within 60 days, cases are dragging on for two to three years.

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The numbers are staggering — K-RERA has ordered recovery of ₹849.7 crore in 1,857 cases, but only ₹99 crore has been recovered, leaving a massive ₹750.5 crore still unpaid.

Allegations are mounting that Housing Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan and the Housing Department remain silent even as irregularities continue. Activists claim K-RERA Chairman Rakesh Singh acts as per the minister’s directions, approvals are being given to defaulting developers, and bribes are allegedly demanded to clear projects or relax rules.

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Buyers say builders are allowed to:

•    Sell flats and collect advances without registering projects
•    Avoid filing mandatory quarterly progress reports
•    Mark projects as “completed” on the portal despite pending works

Further, not a single RERA-registered project has been formally closed under the RERA closure policy. No circular has been issued for apartment association registration, and no public consultations have been held with buyers.

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Citizen groups like the Karnataka Homebuyers Forum argue that RERA, meant to regulate the industry, is now seen as protecting builders instead of buyers. “It’s been two years since my hearing. Orders are still not passed. Even High Courts issue judgments faster than this,” says Dhananjaya Padmanabhachar, founder of the forum.

With thousands of families stuck in delayed projects, life savings blocked, and crores yet to be recovered, citizens are demanding accountability. For many, the dream of owning a home has turned into years of waiting, legal battles, and financial stress.

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