Case Search at MahaRERA
How to check the status of a complaint filed with the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority, where to search, and what the result actually tells you.
Jurisdiction Guide · MahaRERA
A homebuyer, an advocate, or a lender checking on a real estate dispute in Maharashtra will not find it on a court website, because MahaRERA is not a court. This guide explains what MahaRERA is, how to actually check the status of a complaint filed there, and where people commonly get stuck, so you know exactly which page to search and what the result means.
- Where to search: the Search Complaints page on maharera.maharashtra.gov.in, using complaint number, project name, or coram.
- Not a court search: MahaRERA complaints do not have CNR numbers and are not on any court cause list.
- Full history spans several pages: complaint search, daily or monthly cause lists, and the Orders and Judgements page.
- Different job: checking a High Court or Supreme Court case is a separate search, covered in our case search across Indian courts guide.
01Why checking a MahaRERA complaint status trips people up
MahaRERA complaint status is a search people try to do the way they search for a court case, and that is the first mistake. MahaRERA is a state regulatory authority set up under the RERA Act, 2016, not a civil court, so its complaints do not carry a CNR number and they do not sit on the National Judicial Data Grid or any High Court cause list.
Two portals, one authority
Maharashtra runs two live web properties for this work: the main MahaRERA site for the public, and a separate e-filing system used to register projects, agents, and file new complaints. Someone who lands on the wrong one often concludes the complaint is missing, when it is simply on the other portal.
Complaint numbers are not standard
Complaint identification numbers change format by year and by the bench (called a “coram”) that hears the matter. A number copied from an old order or a builder’s letter does not always match the exact string the search expects, which is a common reason a correct complaint appears to return no result.
Tracking more than one complaint does not scale manually
A homebuyer checking one complaint can do it by hand. A law firm representing several allottees, or a lender screening a project before disbursing a loan, needs to check many complaints against many projects, repeatedly, and a manual portal search was not built for that.
A different search: courts, not a regulator
If you are actually looking for a case in a civil court, High Court, or the Supreme Court, MahaRERA is the wrong place to search. See our guide to case search across Indian courts instead.
02What MahaRERA is and what it decides
MahaRERA, the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority, is the state regulator for real estate set up under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. It registers real estate projects and agents in Maharashtra, and it hears complaints against promoters, mainly around delayed possession, project deviations, and refunds.
A complaint can follow more than one track once it is filed. Straightforward disputes can go through a conciliation forum, a faster and cheaper route. Where a complainant is seeking compensation, the matter is heard by an Adjudicating Officer rather than the authority itself. Orders from MahaRERA or an Adjudicating Officer can be appealed to the Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (MahaREAT), and that appeal has to be filed within a set window from the date of the order.
This matters for status checking because a single project dispute can show up in more than one place: as a complaint on the main search page, as an entry on a cause list if a hearing is coming up, as an order once it is decided, and later as an appeal before MahaREAT if either side is unhappy with the outcome.
03How to check a MahaRERA complaint status
The most direct way to check status is the Search Complaints page on the official MahaRERA website. It does not require a login, and no single field is compulsory, but the search needs at least one filter to run.
You can search by:
- Complaint number, if you already have it.
- Project name, which is often the more reliable route when the exact complaint number is unclear.
- Complaint type: against a registered project, an unregistered project, or a conciliation matter.
- The coram, meaning the bench the matter is listed before.
- District or division within Maharashtra.
- A date range, useful for finding an order issued around a known date.
A result shows the complaint identification number, the complainant name, and the respondent (usually the promoter). From there you move to the specific pages that carry the next layer of detail: the Daily Cause List and Monthly Cause List for upcoming hearing dates, and the Orders and Judgements page to read a decision once it is out.
| Portal | Purpose | What you use it for |
|---|---|---|
| MahaRERA main site (maharera.maharashtra.gov.in) | Public information and case status | Searching complaints, cause lists, orders and judgements, project details |
| MahaRERA e-filing portal (maharerait.mahaonline.gov.in) | Registration and filing | Registering projects and agents, filing a new complaint, uploading documents as a party to a case |
MahaRERA complaint status is not a court search. It is a regulator search, spread across a public status page, a set of cause lists, and a separate filing portal, and knowing which one you need is half the job.
04Where people get stuck
A few problems come up again and again with this search.
- Wrong portal: looking for status on the filing portal instead of the public search page, or the other way round.
- Complaint number mismatch: a number copied from an old letter or order does not exactly match the format the search field expects.
- Order lag: a hearing has happened and a decision has been given orally, but the written order takes time to be uploaded to the Orders and Judgements page.
- Split records: a conciliation attempt, a later adjudication, and an eventual MahaREAT appeal on the same underlying dispute can sit under different numbers and different lists, so following the full history of one dispute means checking more than one page.
- No bulk view: the public search returns one project or one complaint at a time, so anyone tracking several matters has to repeat the search and note results manually, which does not scale for a firm or a lender with many files.
05Who needs to track MahaRERA complaint status
Homebuyers checking their own complaint are the obvious case, but they are not the only ones who need this regularly.
Advocates representing allottees track hearing dates and orders across several clients and several projects at once. Promoters and their counsel track complaints filed against their own projects, since an unresolved MahaRERA complaint can affect a project’s registration status. Banks and NBFCs check MahaRERA complaint history against a project before disbursing a loan secured against it, as part of a wider check on the property, which is really a due diligence question rather than a pure case-status question. For that broader workflow, see legal due diligence before lending to banks and NBFCs.
06Where Claw fits
Claw is an all-in-one legaltech platform for Indian advocates, law firms, and corporate legal teams, combining AI-based case search, an AI legal assistant (Legal GPT), case management, and compliance automation across all Indian courts and tribunals.
MahaRERA is a state regulatory and quasi-judicial forum, not one of the courts covered by Claw’s AI-based case search, which searches judgements across the 25 High Courts and the Supreme Court. So Claw is not a substitute for the MahaRERA portal search described above.
Where Claw is relevant is on the tracking side. Claw’s case management layer covers over 8,200 courts and tribunals across India, with auto case updates, a calendar of hearings, cause list matching, and WhatsApp and email alerts, so a firm that handles both High Court litigation and RERA matters for the same clients can keep both on one dashboard instead of checking separate portals by hand. For a page that ranks the software built specifically for RERA case tracking, including Claw alongside others, see RERA case management software in India.
07Related guides
If your search is actually about a civil, High Court, or Supreme Court matter, and not a MahaRERA complaint, start with case search across Indian courts. If you have a CNR number rather than a MahaRERA complaint number, use how to find a case by CNR number. If you are checking a project’s RERA record as part of a loan or purchase decision, see legal due diligence before lending. And for software built to track RERA matters at volume, see RERA case management software in India.
08Sources and further reading
Official sources for this guide:
- MahaRERA (main site, complaint search, cause lists, orders): maharera.maharashtra.gov.in
- MahaRERA e-filing portal (registration and complaint filing): maharerait.mahaonline.gov.in
Fees, filing windows, and portal layouts can change. Confirm current details on the official MahaRERA site before relying on them.
09Frequently asked questions
How do I check my MahaRERA complaint status online?
Go to the Search Complaints page on the official MahaRERA website, maharera.maharashtra.gov.in, and search by complaint number, project name, or the bench (coram) hearing the matter. No login is needed, but you must enter at least one search field.
Why does my MahaRERA complaint number not show any result?
This is usually a format mismatch. Complaint numbers change format by year and by bench, so a number copied from an old letter or order may not match the search field exactly. Try searching by project name instead.
Is a MahaRERA complaint the same as a court case?
No. MahaRERA is a state regulatory authority set up under the RERA Act, 2016, not a civil court. Its complaints do not carry a CNR number and are not searchable on court websites or the National Judicial Data Grid.
Where do I check a MahaRERA hearing date?
Hearing dates are published on the Daily Cause List and Monthly Cause List pages on the MahaRERA website, separate from the main complaint search page.
What happens if I disagree with a MahaRERA order?
An order from MahaRERA or an Adjudicating Officer can be appealed to the Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (MahaREAT) within a set filing window from the date of the order. Confirm the current window and fee on the official site, since these details can change.
Can I track MahaRERA complaints for several projects at once?
The public search checks one project or complaint at a time, so tracking several matters means repeating the search manually. Firms and lenders that need this at volume typically use dedicated RERA case tracking software, or a broader case management platform like Claw that covers tribunals alongside courts.