HARERA Gurugram Orders Developer to Pay Assured Returns, Bars Arbitrary Fit-out Charges

Gurugram, October 8, 2025: In a significant ruling, the Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (HARERA), Gurugram, has ruled in favor of allottees Ajay Kumar and Anshu Jaiswal represented by Advocate Vivek Kumar against M/s Neo Developers Pvt. Ltd., finding the promoter in breach of its contractual and statutory obligations.

In its order of October 16, 2025, the authority directed the developer to:

>Pay assured returns of INR 20,981 per month from 20 July 2020 until offer of possession on 5 March 2025, within 90 days, failing which interest at 8.85% p.a. applies;

>Desist from levying any charges not explicitly provided in the Buyer’s Agreement or MoU.

>Crucially, para 28 of the order clarifies that any fit-out charges must be preceded by:

1. A written intimation to the allottee detailing the tenant’s request and necessity for works;
2. A full cost breakup supported by invoices or certified estimates;
3. An architect’s or engineer’s certification on the reasonableness of expenses.

Absent these formalities, HARERA held, the promoter cannot impose fit-out demands. This precedent reinforces that real-estate developers must follow transparent charge-levying processes or face regulatory sanction.