If a builder cancels your booking, they can't just resell your flat on paper

MahaRERA issued a circular setting a standard procedure for executing and registering deeds of cancellation and pending sale agreements when one side refuses to sign. The trigger is a legal reality: even after a booking is terminated, the registered agreement for sale stays on record until a cancellation deed is formally registered, so the unit can't cleanly be resold until that happens. Rather than allowing unilateral cancellation, the process routes such disputes through the regulator, which can appoint a 'fit and proper person' to execute the document under a proper order.

What it means for you: If a developer claims to have cancelled your allotment, that cancellation isn't fully complete until it's registered — and you generally have a say in the process. This closes a gap builders sometimes used to sideline buyers, while also giving developers a clean route when a buyer genuinely defaults. Keep every registered document and payment record, and don't assume a booking is 'gone' just because you received a termination notice. This is information, not legal advice.