Here’s an update a lot of you have been waiting for. L&T Aravista has applied for registration with the Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority in Gurugram, under application number RERA-GRG-PROJ-2365-2026. Approval hasn’t come through yet, but the process is now formally under way.

So what does an application actually mean for you, and when should we expect the registration number? Let’s go through it.

What goes into a RERA application

Under Section 4 of the RERA Act, a developer can’t simply ask to be registered. The application has to come with the paperwork behind the project. Typically, that includes the licence and land title documents, the approved layout and building plans, the project’s timeline and completion date, and a commitment to keep buyers’ money in a separate project account.

HRERA checks all of this before it issues a number. If something is missing, it can ask for more documents.

How long approval should take

The law is fairly strict here. Section 5 of the Act gives the authority 30 days from receiving a complete application to either grant registration or reject it. It can’t reject without first giving the developer a chance to be heard.

And if the authority doesn’t decide within those 30 days, the project is treated as registered, and the registration number must be issued within seven days after that. Courts have taken this deadline seriously. The Allahabad High Court has called it mandatory, and in one case involving an L&T project it held that the project counted as registered because the authority had missed the window.

One honest caveat: the clock depends on when the application was complete. If HRERA asks for more documents, the timeline can stretch. So we’d treat 30 days as a guide, not a promise.

What the registration will tell you

  • The possession date the developer is committing to
  • The approved plans, including carpet area for each home
  • The land and licence details on record
  • That money paid by buyers goes into a dedicated project account

What this means for you right now

Until the number is issued, keep things simple. An Expression of Interest is fine, but make sure the refund terms are in writing. Don’t sign an agreement for sale or pay anything beyond the EOI yet.

It’s also worth knowing that, under Section 13 of the Act, a developer can’t take more than 10% of the price before a written agreement for sale is registered. That’s one more reason to wait for the paperwork rather than rush.

How to track it yourself

You don’t have to take our word for any of this. Go to the HRERA portal, choose the Gurugram authority, and search for the project by the application number or the developer’s name.

We’ll post here the day the registration number comes through. For a step-by-step on what registration covers, see our RERA status guide.

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