After a five-year freeze, the Noida Authority on Saturday lifted the ban on issuance of occupancy certificates, registries, and sale–purchase of completed apartments in group housing projects under the Sports City scheme in Sector 150 along the Noida–Greater Noida Expressway.

The decision, taken at the authority’s 221st board meeting, follows a Supreme Court order directing conditional occupancy certificates and registries for projects that comply with building regulations, bringing major relief to thousands of homebuyers awaiting possession since 2021, according to a report by The Hindustan Times.

The board meeting was chaired by Deepak Kumar, the Uttar Pradesh infrastructure and industrial development commissioner, and also chairman of the Noida authority.

“The authority committee will study and approve the master plan to implement the Supreme Court directions,” he added.

The ruling has brought relief to thousands of homebuyers awaiting possession and registry in ready luxury housing projects in Sector 150 since 2021, when the authority had imposed a ban, citing a lack of development of sporting facilities by the developers involved in the project.

Homebuyers said that realtors and the Noida authority must expedite the process for registries and approvals without further delay.

“We have been waiting for the registries of our apartments for the past five years. We would like to thank the Uttar Pradesh government and the Noida authority for this much-needed relief because it will pave the way for possession of the ready flats. We thank all the stakeholders, including the Noida authority, Supreme Court and the UP government, for resolving this litigation that put us in distress,” said Aayush Singh, an apartment owner.

“The board has resolved all the old issues related with the Sports City project, lifting the ban regarding occupancy certificate and registry. We have issued a conditional OC to one project that cleared all the dues against the housing project. The board has given the direction to the Noida authority to approve the revised master plan of the plot SC02 of the Sports City housing project, paving way for the relief to the thousands of the homebuyers,” said Lokesh M, chief executive officer of the Noida authority, on Saturday after the board meeting.

On November 24, 2025, a two-judge bench of justices MM Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma accepted a comprehensive resolution plan submitted by Noida in the Sector 150 Sports City project, resolving the five-year-long dispute that affected the interests of the thousands of homebuyers in dozens of group housing projects being developed by Tata Projects, Godrej properties, Prestige Group, County Group, Lotus Greens and Eldeco, among others, said officials.

These housing projects have been involved in long litigation due to the dispute between the Noida authority and realtors, given that it has an investment of around ₹50,000 crore from all stakeholders, according to the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI).

“As the Noida authority has approved the revised master plan and lifted all bans imposed in 2021, the move will benefit around 40,000 apartment owners, who await for the possession and registry. The board’s decision will boost the economy as it will allow pending registries. The registry execution will not only bring revenue to the government but bring happiness to the thousands of families, who were in distress. The Sports City revival will impact Noida’s real estate market in a positive manner,” said Dinesh Gupta, president of Western UP Chapter of CREDAI.