Noida — Years after purchasing their dream homes, dozens of buyers in Mahagun Mantra-2, a prominent housing project in Greater Noida West, continue to wait for one of the most basic legal assurances — the registration of their flats.
On Saturday, aggrieved residents gathered outside the Mahagun Builder’s head office in Sector 62, Noida, demanding immediate action. Carrying posters and chanting slogans, the buyers alleged that despite repeated promises, their property registrations have remained pending for nearly three years.
Many residents say they have been living in their apartments for years but continue to face legal and financial uncertainty due to the delay. “We took possession of our flats with the assurance that the registry would follow soon,” said Santosh Kumar Singh, a resident of the Ganga Tower in Mahagun Mantra-2. “Three years later, we are still waiting, and our repeated appeals have brought no results.”
The Builder’s Assurances and Residents’ Anger
According to the residents, the builder’s representatives had promised at the time of possession that all formalities, including the registry, would be completed promptly. However, buyers claim that the process stalled soon after they moved in.
Approximately 50 buyers from the Ganga and Gayatri towers have been pursuing the matter collectively, stating that despite several written assurances, deadlines have come and gone without progress.
On Saturday, the demonstration turned heated as residents accused the builder of misleading them. The builder’s management later met with the protesters and reportedly assured them that all pending registries would be completed by December 2025.
Still, many remain skeptical. “We’ve been given deadlines before, and nothing changed,” said another resident. “This time, we’ll believe it only when the registry documents are in our hands.”
Legal and Financial Implications
The absence of property registration has far-reaching consequences. Without registered ownership, buyers cannot legally sell, transfer, or mortgage their flats.
Legal experts note that builders often delay registries to avoid paying stamp duties or due to unresolved land title disputes. In some cases, projects fall into complex financial restructuring, leaving homeowners caught between the builder and regulatory bottlenecks.
“The registry is not just a formality — it is proof of ownership,” said a Noida-based real estate lawyer. “When registrations are delayed for years, buyers face a risk of losing both their financial investment and legal standing. It also affects civic services and bank-related processes like loans or resale.”
A Wider Pattern Across NCR
The Mahagun Mantra case is not an isolated incident. Across Noida, Greater Noida, and Ghaziabad, similar protests have been reported as residents of multiple housing societies rally against long-pending registries, delayed handovers, and alleged breaches of contract.
Experts say the problem stems from the lack of enforcement of Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) directives and weak accountability mechanisms for builders.
With the real estate market in the National Capital Region expanding rapidly, thousands of middle-class homebuyers find themselves in prolonged legal and financial limbo — waiting for documents that would make them rightful owners of homes they already occupy.
