The Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (KRERA) has ruled in favor of homebuyers in Bengaluru, ordering Total Environment, a local developer, to pay ₹70 lakh (approximately $84,000 USD) in compensation for a two-year delay in delivering a luxury villa in the 'After the Rain Phase 1' project. The villa, initially scheduled for handover in May 2023, was purchased by the original buyer for ₹3.21 crore in July 2014 and later resold for ₹4.77 crore. Despite several extensions and assurances from the developer, the project remained incomplete, prompting the buyers to seek intervention from KRERA last year. The authority found that the developer's claims regarding delays caused by ownership transfer and non-payment of the final installment were unfounded. KRERA emphasized that the developer is solely responsible for ensuring project completion and that ownership changes do not absolve them of this obligation. The ruling includes provisions for delayed compensation calculated from the original timeline until the new expected completion date in July 2025.