Perumbhuduru Manohar vs The State Of Telangana on 29 August, 2025
9. This issue has been conclusively addressed by the Hon'ble
Supreme Court in Nahalchand Laloochand Pvt. Ltd. v. Panchali
Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. [2010 (9) SCC 536]. In paragraph 60
of the said judgment, interpreting the provisions of the Maharashtra
Ownership Flats (Regulation of the Promotion of Construction, Sale,
Management and Transfer) Act, 1963 (MOFA), the Court held that stilt
parking spaces constitute part of the common areas. The Court further
observed that the promoter has no legal right to sell any portion of a
building which is not a 'flat,' and that the entire land and building must
be conveyed to the society or association of flat purchasers. The only
right that remains with the promoter is to dispose of unsold flats.
Accordingly, the promoter cannot claim ownership over stilt parking
spaces, as they are neither flats nor appurtenant to any particular flat.