TG RERA Fines Modi Builders ₹20 Lakh for Selling a Plotted Layout as a Villa Community in Keesara

Published 11 November 2026 · Data: TG RERA order dated 10 November 2026

The Telangana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TG RERA) has fined Modi Builders ₹20,05,200 for advertising its Golden County project in Keesara, on the north-eastern edge of Hyderabad, as a “premium gated villa community” when it had approval only for a plotted layout. The order, dated 10 November 2026, also gives the developer 90 days to finish the promised amenities.

What did TG RERA order?

• Penalty: ₹20,05,200, to be paid within 30 days
• Amenities: all common facilities to be completed within 90 days
• Handover: the clubhouse and common areas to be handed to the homeowners’ association within 30 days
• Occupancy: the developer must take steps to get occupancy certificates or equivalent completion documents for all Phase 1 villas (no deadline was set)
• Compensation: buyers can claim it separately before the Adjudicating Officer under Section 71 of the RERA Act

What went wrong at Golden County?

Golden County is in Rampally Dayara village, Keesara mandal, Medchal-Malkajgiri district. The complaint was filed by Mohammed Usman and 26 other homeowners against Modi Shelters Pvt Ltd and Modi Builders and Infrastructures Pvt Ltd. According to the order, as reported by The Siasat Daily:

• In June 2017 the developers received HMDA approval for a plotted layout only, and the project was later registered with TG RERA as a plotted development.
• It was nevertheless marketed as a villa community with a clubhouse, swimming pool, gym, sports facilities and landscaped parks.
• Homeowners said each had paid about ₹5 lakh towards the clubhouse and other facilities, several of which were still unfinished.

TG RERA held that marketing the project as a villa township without registering it as one broke Sections 3 and 4 of the RERA Act, 2016. The developers argued that buyers knew how the project was structured from their individual agreements. The authority rejected this, ruling that disclosures in agreements cannot justify misleading advertisements.

How can buyers avoid a plot sold as a villa?

In a plotted layout you buy land and build yourself, or pay the developer separately to build. In a villa project the developer is approved to build the houses and must deliver them with an occupancy certificate. Before paying for a “villa”:

• Check the project type on the TG RERA (or K-RERA) website. It should say villas or row houses, not plots.
• Ask for the HMDA or DTCP building permission for the houses, not just the layout approval.
• Make sure the clubhouse and amenities named in the brochure appear in the RERA filing, with completion dates.
• Treat a separate “construction agreement” alongside a plot sale deed as a sign that the house itself may not be covered by the RERA registration.

We check RERA registration type, approvals and amenity commitments for every project we cover in our Hyderabad city guide.

Frequently asked questions

Sources

• The Siasat Daily: Builders fined for marketing Hyderabad plots as villa township (11 Nov 2026)

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