Now, You Can Challenge Rulings of MahaRERA
May 10, 2018
The tribunal will hear appeals against orders passed by MahaRera
The state government has finally approved an appellate authority for Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Maha-Rera) with retired justice Indira Jain as its head. Senior IAS officer SS Sandhu and Sumant Kolhe have been appointed as members administration and judicial respectively.
The tribunal will hear appeals against orders passed by MahaRera.
After the BJP-led Union government notified the Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Maharashtra was the first state to notify and set up the authority on May 1, 2017. Retired additional chief secretary Gautam Chaterjee was made chairman of MahaRera while judge Bhalchandra Kapadnis is the judicial member and another retired additional chief secretary, Vijay Satbir Singh, is the administrative member.
Ever since the MahaRera was set up, it’s work has been lauded. Several states have come to study the MahaRera’s functioning at its office in Bandra.
Until now, there was no body where the orders of MahaRera could be challenged. Chatterjee took up the matter with the government. A search committee headed by Justice Shantanu Kemkar, additional chief secretary (housing) Sanjay Kumar and principal secretary of Law and judiciary AM Jamadar was formed to set up the tribunal.
They selected three names. Sandhu is slated to retire on June 30 and will take over as member after retirement.
A member of RERA said, “At least, there is some body where people can seek redressal on MahaRera orders.”
Shirish Deshpande of Mumbai Grahak Panchayat said, “We welcome the full-fledged appellate tribunal. Till now, there was a temporary tribunal. This is a tribunal for all MahaRera orders. So, finally justice has been done.’’
Builder Niranjan Hiranandani said, “We will be first state in India to appoint a full-fledged appellate authority. Uptill now, people had to go to High Court. Setting up of an appellate authority was designed in the law.’’
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Source: realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com